Mount Gongga
Mountain in Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Gongga (simplified Chinese: 贡嘎山; traditional Chinese: 貢嘎山; pinyin: Gònggá Shān), also known as Minya Konka (Khams Tibetan: མི་ཉག་གངས་དཀར་རི་བོ་, Khams Tibetan pinyin: Mi'nyâg Gong'ga Riwo) and colloquially as "The King of Sichuan Mountains", is the highest mountain in Sichuan province, China. It has an elevation of 7,556 m (24,790 ft) above sea level. This makes it the third highest peak in the world outside of the Himalaya/Karakoram range, after Tirich Mir and Kongur Tagh, and the easternmost and most isolated 7,000-metre (23,000 ft) peak in the world. It is situated in the Daxue Shan mountain range, between Dadu River and Yalong River, and is part of the Hengduan mountainous region. From it comes the Hailuogou glacier.
Mount Gongga | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,556 m (24,790 ft) Ranked 41st |
Prominence | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) Ranked 47th |
Parent peak | K2 |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 29°35′45″N 101°52′45″E |
Geography | |
Location | Kangding and Luding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China |
Parent range | Daxue Shan (大雪山) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | October 28, 1932, by Terris Moore and Richard Burdsall |
Easiest route | Northwest Ridge |
The peak has large vertical relief over the deep nearby gorges.