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Yuzhu Peak
Sob Gangri
Highest point
Elevation6,224 m (20,420 ft)[1]
Prominence1,674 m (5,492 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Geography
Yuzhu Peak is located in China
Yuzhu Peak
Yuzhu Peak
Location in China
LocationQinghai ProvinceChina
Parent rangeKunlun Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routesnow/ice/glacier climb

Yuzhu Peak (Chinese: 玉珠峰), also known as Sob Gangri[2][3] is a mountain in Qinghai Province, China. It belongs to the eastern part of the Kunlun Mountains (the Bokalyktag mountain range, 博卡雷克塔格山) and its height is 6,224 meters above sea level.[2][4][5]

It can be seen from Qingzang Highway or Qingzang Railway, which run north and west of the mountain, and is known to be a mountain of relatively easy access.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Central and Eastern China, Taiwan and Korea" Ultra prominent peaks Listed as "Sob Gangri" on Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  2. ^ a b Yuzhu Shan on peakbagger.com
  3. ^ USSR General Staff topo maps, sheet I-46-Б, scale 1:500,000, published 1978
  4. ^ Yuzhu Peak (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)
  5. ^ Yuzhu Peak (Hudong Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)
  6. ^ The Students from China, Japan and Korea Jointly Climb Yuzhu Peak in 2009 (in Japanese)

Gallery

Yuzhu Peak and Its Glacier, Viewed from Qingzang Railway (July, 2010)