Mount Cook is located in the Canterbury region, New Zealand. Mount Cook is the highest mountain (3,724 meters) in New Zealand and well known for its scenery. Red Tarn Track is one of the many hiking trails in the Mount Cook National Park.
Red Tarn Track is relatively steep at the beginning, and the terrain is relatively flat on the top, orange-red alpine plants can be seen everywhere.
There is a plank road around the lake, so you don't have to worry about getting your feet wet.
The lake surface is as smooth as a newly polished mirror, and the reflection was bright and clear.
A tarn is a proglacial mountain lake, pond or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier.
The ground is covered with a thin layer of frost, making the already beautiful scenery even more attractive.
There are several lookout along Red Tarn Track, which allow visitors to overlook the entire Mount Cook Village and the snow-capped peaks in the distance. The scenery is magnificent.
The official name of Mount Cook is Aoraki/Mount Cook. Aoraki is the name of a person in the mythology of a South Island Māori tribe, which means ‘Cloud Piercer’.
