Kongur Tagh
| Kongur Tagh | |
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| Kongkhoerh | |
South face of Kongur Tagh
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,649 m (25,095 ft) Ranked 37th |
| Prominence | 3,585 m (11,762 ft) Ranked 49th |
| Isolation | 240 kilometres (150 mi) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 38°35′39″N 75°18′48″E / 38.59417°N 75.31333°ECoordinates: 38°35′39″N 75°18′48″E / 38.59417°N 75.31333°E |
| Geography | |
 Kongur Tagh
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| Location | Akto County, Xinjiang, China |
| Parent range | Kongur Shan |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1981 by British team |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Kongur Tagh or Kongkoerh (Uyghur: قوڭۇر تاغ, Коңур Тағ; Mongolian: Хонгор Таг, Hongor Tag; Chinese: 公格尔峰; pinyin: Gōnggé'ěr Fēng) (also referred to as Kongur) is at 7,649 m the highest mountain wholly within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
Kongur Tagh is within a range called the Kongur Shan (Chinese: 公格尔山; pinyin: Gōnggé'ěr Shān.) Kongur Tagh is located just north of Muztagh Ata and visible from Karakul Lake. Some sources use "Kongur Shan" mistakenly to refer to the peak itself. The Kongur Shan range, including Muztagh Ata, is separated by the major Yarkand River valley from the Kunlun Mountains and thus is generally included in the "Eastern Pamirs" Kongur Tagh is the highest peak in the Pamirs, and is higher than any peak in the Kunlun Range as well. Due to its remoteness and being hidden by nearby peaks, Kongur was not discovered by Europeans until 1900. However, the building of the Karakoram Highway from Pakistan to China, which runs past nearby Tashkurgan and Karakul Lake, has now made it more accessible.
Administratively, the Kongur Range is within Akto County.
The first attempt to climb Kongur Tagh was made in 1956 but the party aborted the attempt when it realized it was beyond their abilities.
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