Coconut Tagh

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Coconut Tagh
height 6858  m
location Tashkorgan district in the administrative district of Kashgar in Xinjiang ( PR China )
Mountains Muztagata massif ( Pamir )
Dominance 3.03 km →  Koskulak Tagh
Notch height 557 m ↓  ( 6301  m )
Coordinates 38 ° 12 '17 "  N , 75 ° 6' 47"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 12 '17 "  N , 75 ° 6' 47"  E
Coconut Tagh (Xinjiang)
Coconut Tagh
First ascent August 16, 1993 by a Japanese expedition

The Kokosel Tagh (or Kok Sel or Kokoser Tagh ) is a 6858  m high glaciated mountain in the eastern Pamir Mountains in Xinjiang ( PR China ).

The Kokosel Tagh is located in the Tajik Autonomous County Taschkorgan in the administrative district of Kashgar . The mountain is part of the Muztagata massif . To 7509  m high and 7.9 kilometers north located Muztagata introduces ridge. The 7028  m high Koskulak Tagh is 3 km north of the Kokosel Tagh. The Koskulak glacier separates the two mountains.

Ascent history

A Japanese group of climbers (Toshikazu Sato and Hisashi Furuichi) made the first ascent on August 16, 1993.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Asia, Southwestern China, Kok Sel, Xinjiang . American Alpine Journal, 1994, vol. 36.