Gamlang Razi | |
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‹See Tfd›ဂမ်လန်ရာဇီ | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,870 m (19,260 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 28°18′21.2″N 97°28′04.6″E / 28.305889°N 97.467944°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Kachin, Myanmar |
Parent range | Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 7 September 2013 by Eric Daft, Mark Fisher, Chris Nance, Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis Tyson (all U.S.) and Pyae Phyo Aung (Myanmar)[3] |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Gamlang Razi (Burmese: ဂမ်လန်ရာဇီ) is possibly[4] Southeast Asia's highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin. It is in Khakaborazi National Park.[5] The mountain lies on the border of Myanmar and Tibet, 15 km from the border tri-point with India. The 5881-m high Hkakabo Razi is located 6.6 km ENE from Gamlang Razi.[6] It has year-round snow and glaciers. Mt. Gamlang Razi rock type is granite, according to the Department of Geological Survey of Myanmar.[7]