Mount Cook Village, officially Aoraki / Mount Cook, is located within New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the end of State Highway 80, only 15 kilometres south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called Aoraki / Mount Cook, in the Southern Alps. Aoraki / Mount Cook is situated 8 km east of Christopher Col.

Mount Cook National Park

Photo: Petero9, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park dominated by New Zealand's two highest mountains, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. Several other high peaks of the South Island's Southern Alps are nearby.

Christopher Col

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,357 metres
Description: gap in New Zealand
Categories: gap and landform
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-43.74097° or 43° 44′ 28″ south

Longitude

170.00331° or 170° 0′ 12″ east

Elevation

2,357 metres (7,733 feet)

Open location code

4V8G7253+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6669662783

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

6209226

Wikidata ID

Q32159890

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Christopher Col from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Christopher Col” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Christopher Col”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Christmas Flat and Hooker Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bernard Col and Awatea Peak.

West Coast: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Westport, Greymouth, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, and Mount Aspiring National Park.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.