Torres Peak
Mountain in New Zealand
Torres Peak
South Island, New Zealand
Torres Peak is a mountain in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, and is part of Westland Tai Poutini National Park.[1] It is located two kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north of Aoraki / Mount Cook, close to Mount Tasman, of which it is a secondary peak. It is largely surrounded by the icefields of the Abel Janszoon Glacier.[3]
The first ascent of the peak was made on 4 February 1907 at noon by mountaineers Ebenezer Teichelmann, Alec Graham and Henry Edward Newton from the northwest via Katies Col.[4] The name was given in honour of well-known seafarers.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Torres Peak, West Coast – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Torres Peak, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "NZ Topo Map,"
- ^ Bob McKerrow. "Ebenezer Teichelmann: Cutting Across Continents". New Zealand Alpine Club. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ C. Hilgendorf (June 1942). Place Names of Mt. Cook District. Vol. IX. Dunedin: New Zealand Alpine Club. pp. 101–118. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand
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- Douglas Peak
- Mount Elie de Beaumont
- Mount Haast
- Mount Hicks
- La Perouse
- Lendenfeld Peak
- The Minarets
- Mount Sefton
- Silberhorn
- Mount Tasman
- Mount Teichelmann
- Torres Peak
- Mount Vancouver
- Agassiz Glacier
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- Franz Josef Glacier
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