| Mount Cook Range | |
| Map: | New Zealand |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Highest: | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
| Elevation M: | 3,724 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -43.5951°N 170.1419°W |
| Length Km: | 16 |
| Etymology: | After Kirikirikatata, Aoraki's grandfather according to legend[2] |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Range Coordinates: | -43.6667°N 178°W |
| Range: | Southern Alps |
The Mount Cook Range (; officially gazetted as Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range) is an offshoot range of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The range forks from the Southern Alps at the Green Saddle[3] and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook[4] and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.[5]
In 1889, the highest point of the range was 3763m,[6] but this has since been reduced by avalanches and erosion.[7]
In 2013, the range was officially renamed Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range as part of a number of name changes within the Mount Cook region, following a 2012 proposal. According to Māori creation myths, Kirikirikatata was the grandfather of Aoraki, both of whom turned into mountains; Kirikirikatata into the Mount Cook Range, and Aoraki into Mount Cook.[8] [9]