Aghil pass
| Aghil pass | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass direction | North | south | |
| Pass height | 4805 m | ||
| region | Tashkorgan Autonomous County ( Xinjiang , People's Republic of China) | Shaksgam Valley Region (annexed by the People's Republic of China) | |
| Watershed | Surukwat → train Shaksgam → Yarkant | Shaksgam → Yarkant | |
| expansion | Alpine transition | ||
| Mountains | Aghil mountains | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 11 '2 " N , 76 ° 37' 13" E | ||
The Aghil Pass is a pass crossing in the Aghil Mountains north of the Karakoram .
The 4805 m high mountain pass forms a northern entrance to the Karakoram and was crossed in September 1887 by the British explorer Francis Younghusband coming from the north. The pass represents an alpine transition. From the upper reaches of the Yarkant , one arrives at the pass crossing via the river valleys of Zug Shaksgam and Surukwat from the north. The upper reaches of the Shaksgam lies south of the Aghil Pass . The pass is on the northern border of the Shaksgam Valley annexed by China . It is passable from May to October.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b перевал Асылдаеан on the Soviet General Staff Map 1: 200,000, sheet J-43-XXXV ( scan ).
- ↑ Ardito Desio: Geology of the upper Shaksgam valley, north-east Karakorum Xinjiang (= Italian expeditions to the Karakorum (K2) and Hindu Kush , Part 3 Geology , Vol. 4). Brill, Leiden 1980, p. 4 ( online ).
