| Gamlang Razi | |
|---|---|
| ဂမ်လန်ရာဇီ | |
  Gamlang Razi Location in Myanmar (near the border with India and Tibet) | |
| 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]
- ^ ASIAN Geographic No.104 Issue 3/2014 GREAT FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS OF ASIA
- ^ "Gamlang Razi - Setting the Elevation Straight". 29 January 2014.
- ^ Andy Tyson, Gamlang Razi. A first ascent in Myanmar's mysterious mountains., The American Alpine Journal, 56, page 45 (2014)
- ^ "attempt of a team of The North Face and National Geographic explorers supported by a NGS Expeditions Council Grant to definitively solve the mystery of which is taller".
- ^ "Khakaborazi National Park". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/gamlang.razi.9 [user-generated source]
- ^ Ministry of Agri & Irra under Survey Dept. First Edition: 2008 Myanmar