Nyainqêntanglha (mountain)
| Nyainqêntanglha I | ||
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 The Nyainqêntanglha from the north, in front of the Nam Co |
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| height | 7162 m | |
| location | District Damxung , Tibet Autonomous Region ( China ) | |
| Mountains | Nyainqêntanglha | |
| Notch height | 2239 m | |
| Coordinates | 30 ° 22 '15 " N , 90 ° 35' 4" O | |
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| First ascent | May 8, 1986 by a Japanese expedition | |
The Nyainqêntanglha (also Nyenchen Tanglha , officially Nyainqêntanglha Feng , Tibetan གཉན་ ཆེན་ ཐང་ ལྷ་ Wylie Gnyan-chen-thang-lha ; Chinese : 念青唐古拉 峰, Pinyin : Niànqīng Tánggǔlā Fēng ) is the highest mountain in the Transhimalaya . It is located in the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, the eastern half of the Transhimalaya. Within Tibet, the mountains form the watershed between the Yarlung Tsangpo ( Brahmaputra overflow) and the Nu Jiang (Saluen) .
In addition to the 7,162 m high main peak (also Nyainqêntanglha I ), the Nyainqêntanglha has other secondary peaks:
- Nyainqêntanglha II ( 7117 m , ⊙ ), 3.19 km northwest of the main summit
- Nyainqêntanglha III ( 7111 m , ⊙ ), 1.82 km northwest of the main summit
- Nyainqêntanglha IV ( 7046 m , ⊙ ), 1.51 km east of the main summit
Surname
The Tibetan name Nyainqêntanglha means "great Nyain, god of the heavenly planes". This powerful, healing and benevolent deity is also known in Tibet under the names Thanglha Yashur, Yashur Nyengyilha, Dorje Barwatsel or Dorje Chorabtsel.
Ascent history
The first ascent was made by members of a Japanese expedition on May 8, 1986.
Web links
- Nyainqêntanglha Feng, China on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Nyainqêntanglha Feng II, China on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Nyainqêntanglha Feng III, China on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Nyainqêntanglha Feng IV, China on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nyenchen Thanglha. "Grosser Nyen, god of the heavenly plains" . ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. emmet.de; Retrieved September 14, 2011
