The Tasman Glacier Lake Walk

Mt Cook National Park is a 70,111 hectare Park. The Southern Alps was set up as a reserve in 1885, but it was Not recognized as a national park until 1953 Mt Cook National Park has an average rainfall of 4000 mm a year, 149 days of rain Per year, 1528 hours of sunshine Per year and a Temperature of around -10° C to 30° The first people to try and climb Mount Cook, was an Irishman and two Swiss men in 1882, But it took three kiwis to reach the summit of Mt Cook in 1894. There are about 40 species of birds in Mt Cook National Park are found in the park, and you will know about the mountain parrot or better known as the kea As you walk up to the Hooker glacier and look at the water flowing past you, Think about that hot shower and hot meal you had last night. The electricity came from this water after it flowed into one of the largest hydro storage lakes in the south island, Lake Pukaki. The Tasman, Murchison and Mueller glaciers also flow in to this Lake.