Kangze Gyai | |
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Kangze Gyai | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,808 m (19,055 ft) |
Prominence | 2,231 m (7,320 ft) |
Isolation | 359.22 km (223.21 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 38°30′1″N 97°43′29″E / 38.50028°N 97.72472°E / 38.50028; 97.72472 |
Geography | |
Parent range | Qilian Shan |
Kangze Gyai (also known as Kangze’Gyai)(Chinese-Simplified: 团结峰) is a mountain located in Qinghai, China and is the highest peak in the Qilian Mountains. It is an ultra-prominent peak and is the 139th highest in Asia. It has an elevation of 5,808 m (19,055 ft).
There have been 4 ascents with the first being in September 1958 by a large Chinese expedition. Three climbers reached the summit on September 14, and 10 more climbers followed the day after on September 15. The other ascents took place in August 1999, October 2009, and August 2013.
See also
List of ultras of Tibet, East Asia, and neighboring areas
References
- "Kangze'gyai - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- https://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/download.html?func=download&id=167&chk=1a87656453666bee6d80b64a099fc6a3&no_html=1
- "AAC Publications - Kangze'gyai (ca 5,800m), West Face". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- "团结峰 - Mountain Peak Database". www.peakwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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