Mount-Aspiring-Nationalpark

The 3550 km ² large Mount Aspiring National Park on the South Island of New Zealand was established in 1964 and is characterized by an alpine landscape. In the south, it borders on the Fiordland National Park. Together with the Westland, Mount Cook and Fiordland National Park forms the Mount Aspiring National Park, the so-called Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area. Namesake of the park is Mount Aspiring ( 3033 m), which is regarded as " New Zealand Matterhorn" because of its distinctive profile. The altitude ranges from 300 m to 3033 m. Since 1990, the area is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.