| The Minarets | |
| Elevation M: | 3040 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Map: | New Zealand |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Listing: | New Zealand #8 |
| Location: | South Island, New Zealand |
| Range: | Southern Alps |
| Coordinates: | -43.5086°N 170.2725°W |
| First Ascent: | 1895 |
The Minarets are two peaks of the Southern Alps approximately apart, located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. Its southeastern and northwestern peaks have heights of and, respectively. After the Mount Elie de Beaumont, they are the northernmost three-thousand-metre peaks in the country and are a few kilometres away from the highest mountains in New Zealand. Most of the other three-thousand-metre peaks in the country are located in the immediate vicinity.
The first ascent was made by Tom Fyfe and Malcolm Ross in 1895.[2]
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