Lunpo Gangri
Loingbo Kangri
Lunpo Gangri is located in China
Lunpo Gangri
Lunpo Gangri
China
Highest point
Elevation7,095 m (23,278 ft)[1]
Prominence1,941 m (6,368 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
Coordinates29°50′00″N 84°36′48″E / 29.83333°N 84.61333°E / 29.83333; 84.61333[2]
Geography
LocationTibet, China
Parent rangeGangdise Shan

Lunpo Gangri, also known as Loinbo Kangri, is a Himalayan mountain in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has an elevation of 7,095 metres (23,278 ft) and is the highest peak in the Gangdise range (Kailash Range).[1] The second highest and the most famous peak in Kailash Range is the Mount Kailash which is considered sacred in four religions:[3] Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism[4] and Bon.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lunpo Gangri". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Tibet Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. Izu, Kenro (2013). "Passage to Kailash". World Literature Today. 87 (2): 68. doi:10.7588/worllitetoda.87.2.0068. S2CID 163370522.
  4. "Kailash Manasarovar Yatra". Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. Karen Swenson (16 March 2003). "A Sacred Circuit in Tibet". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2022.


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