Kongur Tiube | |
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公格尔九别峰 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,530 m (24,700 ft)[1] Ranked 46th |
Prominence | 810 m (2,660 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 38°35′37″N 75°11′44″E / 38.59361°N 75.19556°E |
Geography | |
Location | Akto County, Xinjiang, China |
Parent range | Pamir Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1956 |
Easiest route | Rock/snow/ice climb |
Kongur Tagh, which means "a brown mountain" in Uyghur language, has a significant subpeak known as Kongur Tiube (公格尔九别峰 which means in the local language "the mountain with a white cap",[2] also Kongur Tiubie / Jiubie and Kungur Tjube Tagh), 38°36′57″N 75°11′44″E / 38.61583°N 75.19556°E; elevation = 7,530 metres (24,700 ft).Ranked 46th[3] It is moderately independent, with a topographic prominence of 840 m (2,760 ft). It was first climbed in 1956.