| Mount Cook Range | |
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Mount Cook Range
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
| Elevation | 3,724 m (12,218 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°35′42″S 170°08′31″E / 43.5951°S 170.1419°E / -43.5951; 170.1419 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | After Kirikirikatata, Aoraki's grandfather according to legend[2] |
| Native name | Kirikirikatata (Māori) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Cook Range Location in New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Range coordinates | 43°40′S 170°08′E / 43.667°S 170.133°E / -43.667; 170.133 |
| Parent range | Southern Alps |
The Mount Cook Range (Māori: Kirikirikatata; officially gazetted as Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range) is an offshoot range of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The range forks from the Southern Alps at the Green Saddle[3] and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook[4] and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.[5]
In 1889, the highest point of the range was 3763m,[6] but this has since been reduced by avalanches and erosion.[7]
In 2013, the range was officially renamed Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range as part of a number of name changes within the Mount Cook region, following a 2012 proposal. According to Māori creation myths, Kirikirikatata was the grandfather of Aoraki, both of whom turned into mountains; Kirikirikatata into the Mount Cook Range, and Aoraki into Mount Cook.[8][9]
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