Amne Machin

Amne Machin
Amne Machin (Maqen Gangri), July 2008
Highest point
Elevation6,282 m (20,610 ft)
Prominence1,960 m (6,430 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingList of mountains in China
Coordinates34°47′54″N 99°27′45″E / 34.79833°N 99.46250°E / 34.79833; 99.46250
Geography
Amne Machin is located in Qinghai
Amne Machin
Amne Machin
Location in Qinghai
LocationXueshan Township [zh], Maqên County, Golog Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Parent rangeKunlun Mountains
Climbing
First ascentAmne Machin I: May 1981, Japanese expedition Amne Machin II: 1960, Beijing Institute of Geology expedition
Amne Machin
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese阿尼瑪卿
Simplified Chinese阿尼玛卿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀní Mǎqīng
Wade–GilesA-ni Ma-ch‘ing
Tibetan name
Tibetanཨ་མྱེ་རྨ་ཆེན།
Transcriptions
WylieA-mye Rma-chen
Tibetan PinyinAnyê Maqên

Amne Machin, Anyi Machen, or Anyê Maqên ("Grandfather Pomra") is the highest peak of a mountain range of the same name in the southeast of Qinghai province, China. It is revered in Tibetan Buddhism as the home of the chief indigenous deity of Amdo, Machen Pomra.