The Minarets (New Zealand)

The Minarets
Mount de la Beche and the Minarets
Highest point
Elevation	3,040 m (9,970 ft)[1]
Listing	New Zealand #8
Coordinates	43°30′31″S 170°16′21″E[1]
Geography
The Minarets Location in New Zealand
Location	South Island, New Zealand
Parent range	Southern Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1895[2]

The Minarets are two peaks of the Southern Alps approximately 180 metres (590 ft) apart, located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. Its southeastern and northwestern peaks have heights of 3,040 metres (9,970 ft) and 3,031 metres (9,944 ft), respectively. After the 3,109 metres (10,200 ft) Mount Elie de Beaumont, they are the northernmost three-thousand-metre peaks in the country and are a few kilometres away from the highest mountains in New Zealand. Most of the other three-thousand-metre peaks in the country are located in the immediate vicinity.^[1]

The first ascent was made by Tom Fyfe and Malcolm Ross in 1895.^[2]

Gallery

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  East aspect
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  South aspect

References

1. "Topographic map". NZTopoMap. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
2. Peter Graham (June 1953). In Memoriam Thomas Camperdown Fyfe. Vol. XV. Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club. p. 285. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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