| Mount Gongga | |
|---|---|
 Mount Gongga in 2014 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,556 m (24,790 ft) Ranked 41st |
| Prominence | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) Ranked 47th |
| Isolation | 661 km (411 mi)  |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 29°35′45″N 101°52′45″E / 29.59583°N 101.87917°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gongga Location in Sichuan | |
| Location | Sichuan, China |
| Parent range | Daxue Shan (大雪山) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 28 October 1932 by Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge |
Mount Gongga is a 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) mountain in the Daxue Shan range, in Sichuan China. It is also known as Gongga Shan and Minya Konka. The name Minya Konka means "White Ice Mountain of Minyang". It is the 41st highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore, in 1932. It was not climbed again until 1957.
Mount Gongga is thought of as one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains to climb. There have been many deaths on the mountain. These include a group of eight Japanese climbers in 1981. Until 1999, more people had died on the mountain than had made it to the top.
