Shishapangma

Shishapangma
Xixabangma
Shishapangma
Highest point
Elevation8,027 m (26,335 ft)[1][2][3][4]
Ranked 14th
Prominence2,897 m (9,505 ft)[5]
Ranked 111th
ListingEight-thousander
Ultra
Coordinates28°21′08″N 85°46′47″E / 28.35222°N 85.77972°E / 28.35222; 85.77972[6]
Geography
Shishapangma is located in Tibet
Shishapangma
Shishapangma
Tibet Autonomous Region
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45km
30miles
Nepal
Pakistan
China
Ngadi Chuli South
45
Ngadi Chuli South
Annapurna IV
Annapurna IV
Himalchuli West
Himalchuli West
Annapurna III
Annapurna III
Silver Crag
Silver Crag
Annapurna Fang
Annapurna Fang
Dhaulagiri IV
Dhaulagiri IV
Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)
Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)
Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)
Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan)
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan)
Dhaulagiri III
Dhaulagiri III
Ngojumba Kang II
Ngojumba Kang II
Dhaulagiri II
Dhaulagiri II
Kamet
Kamet
Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)
Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi
Nuptse (Nubtse)
Nuptse (Nubtse)
Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)
Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)
Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)
Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)
Annapurna II
Annapurna II
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Annapurna I East (Annapurna East Peak)
Annapurna I East (Annapurna East Peak)
Manaslu East
Manaslu East
Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)
Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)
Annapurna
Annapurna
Nanga Parbat (Diamer)
Nanga Parbat (Diamer)
Manaslu (Kutang)
Manaslu (Kutang)
Dhaulagiri
9
Dhaulagiri
Cho Oyu
8
Cho Oyu
Makalu
5
Makalu
Lhotse
3
Lhotse
Mount Everest
1
Mount Everest
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[7] The map may help give context to Shishapangma with more detail and zooming on click through.

Legend:
1:Mount Everest2:Kangchenjunga3:Lhotse4:Yalung Kang, Kanchenjunga West5:Makalu6:Kangchenjunga South7:Kangchenjunga Central8:Cho Oyu9:Dhaulagiri10:Manaslu (Kutang)11:Nanga Parbat (Diamer) 12:Annapurna13:Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)14:Manaslu East15:Annapurna East Peak16: Gyachung Kang17:Annapurna II 18:Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)19:Kangbachen20:Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)21:Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)22:Nuptse (Nubtse)23:Nanda Devi24:Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)25:Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa)26:Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak)27:Kamet28:Dhaulagiri II29:Ngojumba Kang II30:Dhaulagiri III31:Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu)32:Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan) 33:Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)34:Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)35:Dhaulagiri IV36:Annapurna Fang37:Silver Crag38:Kangbachen Southwest39:Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum)40:Annapurna III41:Himalchuli West42:Annapurna IV43:Kula Kangri44:Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri)45:Ngadi Chuli South

 
Tibet Autonomous Region
LocationNyalam County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascent2 May 1964 by Chinese team:
Xu Jing
Zhang Junyan
Wang Fuzhou
Wu Zongyue
Chen San
Soinam Dorjê
Cheng Tianliang
Migmar Zhaxi
Dorjê
Yun Deng

(First winter ascent 14 January 2005 by Piotr Morawski and Simone Moro)[8]
Easiest routesnow/ice climb
Shishapangma
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese高僧赞峰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāosēngzàn Fēng
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese希夏邦馬峰
Simplified Chinese希夏邦马峰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīxiàbāngmǎ Fēng
Tibetan name
Tibetanཤི་ཤ་སྦང་མ།
Transcriptions
Wylieshi sha sbang ma
Tibetan PinyinXixabangma
Nepalese name
Nepaleseशिशापाङ्मा Shishāpāngmā or गोसाईथान Gōsāīthān

Shishapangma,[9][10] or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma (Chinese: 希夏邦马; pinyin: Xī xià bāng mǎ), is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It is located entirely within Tibet. In 1964, it became the final eight-thousander to be climbed.

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  5. ^ "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. ^ "Shisha Pangma". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Moro and Morawski first winter ascent of Shisha Pangma!". planetmountain.com. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ Potterfield, Peter; Viesturs, Ed; Breashears, David (2009). Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs Summits All Fourteen 8,000-Meter Giants. National Geographic. p.137 ISBN 1-4262-0485-X.
  10. ^ Spelled "Shisha Pangma" in Messner, Reinhold (1999). All 14 eight-thousanders. Mountaineers Books. p.105. ISBN 0-89886-660-X.