Lunpo Gangri

China

Highest pointElevation7,095 m (23,278 ft)^[1]Prominence1,941 m (6,368 ft)^[2]ListingUltraCoordinates29°50′00″N 84°36′48″E / 29.83333°N 84.61333°E / 29.83333; 84.61333^[2]GeographyLocationTibet, ChinaParent 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]

References

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