Nov 03 2023
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona’nyi, Memo Nani, 納木那尼峰) Rising to 7,694 meters (25,243 feet) in southwestern Tibet, Gurla Mandhata is one of the highest mountains on Earth and one of the most geographically distinctive giants of the Himalayas. Also known as Naimona’nyi and Namu Nani, the mountain towers above the high Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar, Lake …
Nov 03 2023
Jengish Chokusu (Tömür, Pk Pobeda, Pik Pobeda, Pik Pobedy, Pobeda Peak, Жеңиш чокусу, Ceñiş çoqusu, جەڭىش چوقۇسۇ, dʒeŋiʃ tʃoqusú, Пик Победы) Rising to 7,439 meters (24,406 feet) on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China, Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan and the highest point in Kyrgyzstan. Known internationally by several names—including …
Nov 03 2023
Gongga Shan | Mount Gongga | Minya Konka | 贡嘎山, 貢嘎山 | Gònggá Shān | Mi’nyâg Gong’ga Riwo Rising dramatically above the deep valleys of western Sichuan, Gongga Shan, also known as Minya Konka or Mount Gongga, is one of the most extraordinary mountains in China. Its officially adopted elevation is 7,508.9 meters (24,635 feet), …
Oct 21 2023
Chomo Lonzo (珠穆隆索峰, Zhūmùlóngsuǒ Fēng) Rising to approximately 7,790 meters (25,557 feet) in southern Tibet, Chomo Lonzo is one of the highest mountains on Earth and one of the great lesser-known giants of the Makalu region. The mountain stands only a few kilometers northeast of Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, and lies entirely within the …
Aug 30 2023
Teram Kangri Teram Kangri is one of the great high mountains of the eastern Karakoram, rising to approximately 7,462 meters (24,481 feet) in the remote Siachen Muztagh. Although it stands higher than almost every mountain on Earth, Teram Kangri remains far less familiar than the celebrated giants around K2 and the Baltoro Glacier. Its obscurity …
Aug 30 2023
Teram Kangri II Teram Kangri II is a 7,407-meter (24,301-foot) summit in the remote eastern Karakoram, forming part of the Teram Kangri massif in the Siachen Muztagh. Although it rises higher than nearly every mountain outside the Himalaya and Karakoram, it is generally considered a subsidiary summit because it is closely connected to the higher …
Aug 27 2023
Saser Kangri III Saser Kangri III is a 7,495-meter (24,590-foot) mountain in the Saser Muztagh of the eastern Karakoram in Ladakh, India. Rising amid a compact group of some of the highest mountains in the Karakoram, it stands between the greater mass of Saser Kangri I and the high summits associated with Saser Kangri II. …
Aug 27 2023
Saser Kangri II East Saser Kangri II East is the highest summit of Saser Kangri II, rising to approximately 7,518 meters (24,665 feet) in the Saser Muztagh of the eastern Karakoram in Ladakh, India. Modern topographic databases give a slightly lower figure of about 7,513 meters, but 7,518 meters remains the elevation widely used in …
Aug 26 2023
Jomolhari | Chomo Lhari (ཇོ་མོ་ལྷ་རི, jo mo lha ri, 绰莫拉日峰, Chuòmòlārì Fēng) Jomolhari is one of the great mountains of the eastern Himalayas, rising to approximately 7,326 meters (24,035 feet) along the border between Bhutan and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Also written Chomolhari, Chomo Lhari, Jhomolhari, and Jumolhari, the mountain is immediately recognizable …
Aug 26 2023
Kula Kangri Kula Kangri is a spectacular 7,538-meter (24,730-foot) mountain in the eastern Himalayas of Tibet, China, rising immediately north of Bhutan. Its broad, heavily glaciated massif contains several summits above 7,000 meters and dominates a remote corner of the Himalayas where the high Tibetan plateau meets the deep valleys of Bhutan. For many years, …
