Mt. Tasman
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Southern Alps · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mt. Tasman is a 11,475 ft summit in the Southern Alps (New Zealand). PeakAtlas rates it alpine technical (Alpine ice); best season is Nov–Mar. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Mount Cook Village (8.0 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 11,475 ft
- Prominence
- 5,587 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Alpine technical
- Best season
- Nov–Mar
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Mount Cook Village · 8.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mt. Tasman, and what do you need before you go?
Mt. Tasman is listed as Alpine ice with a best season of Nov–Mar. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Alpine ice
- Best season
- Nov–Mar
- Access / staging
- Mount Cook Village, Canterbury
How tall is Mt. Tasman, and where is it?
- Location
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Elevation
- 11,475 ft
- Prominence
- 5,587 ft
- Mountain range
- Southern Alps
- Difficulty
- Alpine ice
What makes Mt. Tasman notable?
New Zealand’s second-highest summit on the main divide.
New Zealand’s second-highest peak, a heavily glaciated neighbor of Aoraki on the Main Divide.
After you check trip readiness for Mt. Tasman, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Southern Alps, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Closest places
- Mount Cook Village — Canterbury via SH80
Notable trails & routes
- Syme Ridge
- Engineer Col