Gyala Peri | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,294 m (23,930 ft)[1] Ranked 85th |
Prominence | 2,942 m (9,652 ft)[1] Ranked 100th |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E / 29.81417°N 94.96833°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | China Tibet Autonomous Region Nyingchi Prefecture Mêdog County north of McMahon Line |
Parent range | Nyenchen Tanglha Shan |
Climbing | |
First ascent | October 31, 1986 by Y. Hashimoto, H. Imamura, Y. Ogata.[2] |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Gyala Peri (Chinese: 加拉白垒, Pinyin: Jiālābáilěi) is a 7,294-metre (23,930 ft) peak just beyond the eastern end of the Himalayas at the entrance to Tsangpo gorge. It is part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan,[3] although it is sometimes included in Namcha Barwa Himal of the Himalayas.
Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the main river of southeastern Tibet, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) NNW of the higher Namcha Barwa.