Apsarasas Kangri I
| Apsarasas Kangri I | ||
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| height | 7245 m | |
| location |
Ladakh ( India ), Xinjiang ( PR China ) |
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| Mountains | Siachen Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Dominance | 6.83 km → Teram Kangri II | |
| Notch height | 625 m ↓ ( 6620 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 32 '19 " N , 77 ° 8' 55" E | |
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| First ascent | August 1976 by a japan. expedition | |
 Satellite image of the Teram Shehr Glacier with the Apsarasas Kangri massif along its north side |
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The Apsarasas Kangri I (or in short: Apsarasas I ) is a mountain in the Siachen Muztagh mountain range in the Karakoram .
The Apsarasas Kangri I has a height of 7245 m and is located on the border between India and the People's Republic of China north of the Teram Shehr Glacier . The Apsarasas Kangri I is the highest point of an 8 km long mountain ridge. Other peaks of the mountain range are Apsarasas Kangri South , Apsarasas Kangri II , Apsarasas Kangri III , Apsarasas Kangri IV , Apsarasas Kangri V , Apsarasas Kangri VI and Apsarasas Kangri VII . The first ascent of Apsarasas Kangri I was achieved in August 1976 by an eight-man Japanese expedition led by Hideo Misawa over the west ridge. The dominance reference point is the Teram Kangri II, 6.38 km northwest .
summit
The following are the peaks of the Apsarasas mountain range from west to east:
| summit | Height (m) |
First ascent |
Coordinates | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apsarasas Kangri South | 7117 | unclimbed | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 58 ″ N , 77 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ E ) | India |
| Apsarasas Kangri I | 7245 | 1976 | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 58 ″ N , 77 ° 8 ′ 55 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
| Apsarasas Kangri II | 7239 | unclimbed | ( 35 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ N , 77 ° 10 ′ 13 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
| Apsarasas Kangri VI | 7184 | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 18 ″ N , 77 ° 11 ′ 35 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China | |
| Apsarasas Kangri III | 7236 | unclimbed | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 15 ″ N , 77 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
| Apsarasas Kangri IV | 7221 | unclimbed | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 17 ″ N , 77 ° 12 ′ 26 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
| Apsarasas Kangri V | 7186 | unclimbed | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 24 ″ N , 77 ° 12 ′ 52 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
| Apsarasas Kangri VII | 7000 | ( 35 ° 31 ′ 33 ″ N , 77 ° 13 ′ 18 ″ E ) | India / People's Republic of China |
See also
Web links
- Apsarasas, India / China on Peakbagger.com (English)
- himalaya-info.org with the location of the Apsarasas Kangri massif in the region
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ^ Notes - Asia (PDF 1.9 MB) Alpine Journal, 1977, 236–241.