Changzheng Ri

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Changzheng Ri
Changtse from the north from the Rongpu valley (Tibet), behind the north face of Mount Everest;  the peak on the left in the foreground is the Changzheng Ri

Changtse from the north from the Rongpu valley (Tibet), behind the north face of Mount Everest; the peak on the left in the foreground is the Changzheng Ri

height 6916  m
location Tibet ( China )
Mountains Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya )
Dominance 5.06 km →  Xiangdong
Notch height 516 m ↓  (6400 m)
Coordinates 28 ° 4 '4 "  N , 86 ° 53' 58"  E Coordinates: 28 ° 4 '4 "  N , 86 ° 53' 58"  E
Map of Changzheng Ri

The Changzheng Ri is a mountain in the Himalayas in circles Dingri of the district of Shigatse in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China .

The Changzheng Ri has a height of 6916  m . The mountain is located 9.25 km northwest of the summit of Mount Everest . The Changzheng Ri is connected to the Changtse ( 7543  m ) via a mountain ridge. In between there is still the 6,853  m high Jiangbing Ri peak . On the eastern flank of Changzheng Ri, the Eastern Rongpu Glacier flows north, while the Western Rongpu Glacier and the actual Rongpu Glacier unite on its western flank . On its southeast flank is the Changtsegletscher , a tributary glacier of the Eastern Rongpu Glacier.

The Changzheng Ri has already been climbed. The American Jimmy Chin managed the first ski run from Changzheng Ri.

Web links

Commons : Changzheng Ri  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. thenorthface.com: Jimmy Chin, Mountaineer