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The 26 summits of the Main Divide of the Southern Alps
The Main Divide of the Southern Alps runs through New Zealand, and this is all of it: 26 catalogued summits, from Aoraki / Mount Cook at 3 724 m down to Sir William Peak at 2 610 m — 1 114 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 260 km around 43.8° S, 169.9° E.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 6 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 26 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Main Divide of the Southern Alps?
Aoraki / Mount Cook, at 3 724 m — the highest of the 26 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Main Divide of the Southern Alps have?
26 catalogued summits, from Aoraki / Mount Cook (3 724 m) down to Sir William Peak (2 610 m). The first 6 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Main Divide of the Southern Alps?
In New Zealand, around 43.8° S, 169.9° E. The summits on this list are spread over about 260 km.
