| Kongur Tagh | |
|---|---|
| قوڭۇر توو (Kyrgyz) قوڭۇر تاغ (Uyghur) Хонгор Таг (Mongolian) ཀོང་གེལ་རི་རྩེ། (Standard Tibetan) 公格尔峰 (Chinese) | |
 South face of Kongur Tagh | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,649 m (25,095 ft)[1] Ranked 37th |
| Prominence | 3,585 m (11,762 ft)[1] Ranked 49th |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 38°35′39″N 75°18′48″E / 38.59417°N 75.31333°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Kongur Tagh Location in Xinjiang | |
| Location | Akto County, Xinjiang, China |
| Parent range | Pamir Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1981 by British team |
| Easiest route | Rock/snow/ice climb |
The Kongur Tagh (meaning 'Brown Mountain' in English) is the highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, and also the highest mountain wholly within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. With an elevation of 7,649 metres (25,095 ft), it is also the highest mountain outside of the Hindu Kush/Karakoram and Himalaya ranges.
- ^ a b c "China II: Sinkiang - Xinjiang". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.