The Minarets

The Minarets are two Southern Alps peaks located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on New Zealand's South Island, approximately 180 meters (590 feet) apart. Westland Tai Poutini National Park is located on New Zealand's South Island's western coast. It was established in 1960, on the centennial of the European settlement of Westland District, and it covers 1,320 square kilometers (330,000 acres), extending from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to a wild and remote coastline. Along the Main Divide, it borders the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

Its southeastern and northwestern peaks are 3,040 meters (9,970 feet) and 3,031 meters (9,944 feet), respectively. They are the northernmost three-thousand-metre peaks in the country, following Mount Elie de Beaumont, and are only a few kilometers from New Zealand's highest mountains. The majority of the country's other three-thousand-metre peaks are in the immediate vicinity.

Tom Fyfe and Malcolm Ross made the first ascent in 1895.

Location: South Island, New Zealand

Height: 3,040 m (9,970 ft)