Khan Tengri
Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk Kul. Its geologic elevation is 6,995 m (22,949 ft), but its glacial icecap rises to 7,010 m (22,999 ft). For this reason, in mountaineering circles, including for the Soviet Snow Leopard award criteria, it is considered a 7,000-metre peak.
| Khan Tengri | |
|---|---|
| Hantengri Peak | |
Khan Tengri above North Engilchek Glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,010 m (23,000 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,685 m (5,528 ft) |
| Isolation | 19.46 km (12.09 mi) |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 42°12′39″N 80°10′30″E |
| Geography | |
Khan Tengri Location in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang respectively Khan Tengri Khan Tengri (Kazakhstan) Khan Tengri Khan Tengri (China) Khan Tengri Khan Tengri (Xinjiang) | |
| Location | Ak-Suu District, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan Raiymbek District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan Wensu County, Xinjiang, China |
| Parent range | Tian Shan |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1931 Mikhail Pogrebetsky |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice/rock climb |
Khan Tengri is the second-highest mountain in the Tian Shan, surpassed only by Jengish Chokusu (means "Victory peak", formerly known as Peak Pobeda) (7,439 m). Khan Tengri is the highest point in Kazakhstan and third-highest peak in Kyrgyzstan, after Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m) and Avicenna Peak (7,134 m). It is also the world's most northern 7,000-metre peak, notable because peaks of high latitude have a shorter climbing season, generally more severe weather and thinner air.