Kangze Gyai

Kangze Gyai
Kangze Gyai is located in Qinghai
Kangze Gyai
Kangze Gyai
Location within Qinghai
Kangze Gyai is located in China
Kangze Gyai
Kangze Gyai
Location within China
Highest point
Elevation5,826.8 m (19,117 ft)
Prominence2,231 m (7,320 ft)
Isolation359.22 km (223.21 mi)
Listing
Coordinates38°30′1″N 97°43′29″E / 38.50028°N 97.72472°E / 38.50028; 97.72472
Geography
Country
China
Province
Qinghai
Parent rangeQilian Mountains

Kangze Gyai (Kangze’Gyai; Chinese-Simplified: 团结峰) (Also known as Tuanjie Peak, Tuanjiefeng Peak, Mount Tuanjie, or Gangzewujie) is a mountain located in Qinghai, China. It is the highest peak in the Shulenan Mountain Range of the Qilian Mountains and is an ultra-prominent peak, ranking as the 139th highest in Asia. It has an elevation of 5,826.8 m (19,117 ft)

There have been four ascents with the first being in September 1958 by a large Chinese expedition. Three climbers reached the summit on September 14, and 10 more climbers followed the day after on September 15. The other ascents took place in August 1999, October 2009, and August 2013.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Qi-bing, et al. "Quantifying glacial elevation changes in the central Qilian Mountains during the early 21st century." Journal of Mountain Science 18.11 (2021): 2946-2959. doi:10.1007/s11629-020-6517-1 (online – research.gate.net)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kangze'gyai". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  3. ↑ Xu, Junli, et al. "Recent changes in glacial area and volume on Tuanjiefeng Peak Region of Qilian Mountains, China." PloS one 8.8 (2013): e70574. (pdf – journals.plos.org)
  4. ↑ Sun, Meiping, et al. "Glacier changes in the Qilian Mountains in the past half-century: Based on the revised First and Second Chinese Glacier Inventory." Journal of Geographical Sciences 28.2 (2018): 206-220.
  5. ↑ Guo, Zhongming, et al. "Recent spatiotemporal trends in glacier snowline altitude at the end of the melt season in the Qilian Mountains, China." Remote Sensing 13.23 (2021): 4935. (online)
  6. ↑ Zonghua, Huang (2010). "Kangze'gyai (ca 5,800m), West Face". American Alpine Journal. 52 (84). American Alpine Club: 333. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  7. ↑ "团结峰 - Mountain Peak Database". www.peakwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-10-29.