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'Mount Cook Village' is located on the southern slopes of New Zealand's highest mountain, 12 kilometres south of Aoraki/Mount Cook's summit. It is located close to the face of the Hooker Glacier, on the upper reaches of the Tasman River.
The village serves as a tourist centre and base camp for mountaineers, and lies within the borders of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The Hermitage, the name of which dates back to the original hotel built in 1884, is a prominent and popular location in the village, and is sometimes used as an alternative name for the settlement.