Mount Nyenchen Tanglha

Mount Nyenchen Tanglha[3][4][5] (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 peak of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, which together with the Gangdise range forms the Transhimalaya.

Mount Nyenchen Tanglha
Nyainqêntanglha Feng, Nyenchen Thanglha, Nyenchentangla, Nyanchen Thanglha, Nyainchentanglha
Highest point
Elevation7,162 m (23,497 ft) [1]
Prominence2,239 m (7,346 ft) [2]
ListingUltra
Coordinates30°22′03″N 90°35′06″E [2]
Geography
Mount Nyenchen Tanglha
Location within Tibet, China
LocationDamxung County, Tibet, China
Parent rangeNyenchen Tanglha Mountains
Climbing
First ascent8 May 1986 by a Japanese expedition
Easiest routeGlacier/snow/ice climb

Location

Mount Nyenchen Tanglha is located in the western part of the range on the watershed between the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra River) to the south and the endorheic basins of the Changtang to the north. In particular, it lies to the south of Namtso Lake. It belongs to Damxung County in the Prefecture of Lhasa of Tibet.

Mythology

In Tibetan mythology Nyenchen Tanglha is considered the most influential deity in a large part of northern Tibet. In his mortal form he is shown riding a white horse, wearing a satin dress and holding a horse whip in one hand and a Buddhist rosary in the other.[6] He is considered to be a bodhisattva on the eighth level, and is a protector of the teachings of the Nyingma tradition.[7] Nyenchen Tanglha is the subject of many fairy tales and folklore.

The three main summits of Nyenchen Tanglha

With an elevation of 7,162m, Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest mountain of the Transhimalayan range. It has a topographic prominence of 2,239m and its parent mountain is Gurla Mandhata located 890 km east. Key saddle is at 4,923m (30°25'57"N 81°37'28"E) near the spring of Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra).

Nyenchen Tanglha has three main summits above 7,000m, located on a northwest–southeast ridge. All three main summits were climbed between 1986 and 1995.

Mountain Height (m) Coordinates Prominence (m) Parent mountain First ascent
Nyenchen Tanglha I 7,162 30°23′26″N 90°33′49″E 2,239 Gurla Mandhata 8 May 1986
Nyenchen Tanglha II 7,117 30°22′15″N 90°35′03″E 189 Nyenchen Tanglha I 28 July 1989
Nyenchen Tanglha III 7,046 30°22′06″N 90°36′03″E 253 Nyenchen Tanglha II 22 August 1995
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See also

References
  1. "Nyainqêntanglha Feng, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  2. "Tibet - Xizang Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-24. Listed as "Nyainqêntanglha Feng".
  3. Dorje, Gyurme (1999). Tibet (3rd ed.). Bath, UK: Footprint. ISBN 1-903471-30-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Chan, Victor (1994). Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide. Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0918373908.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Articles_by_Area/ChinaTibet.html The Alpine Journal (web archive)
  6. Yuan, Kunga & Li 2014, p. 122.
  7. Tsogyal 2004, p. 272.
Sources
  • Tsogyal, Yeshe (2004). The Lotus-born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava. Rangjung Yeshe Publications. ISBN 978-962-7341-55-0. Retrieved 2015-02-07.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Yuan, Haiwang; Kunga, Awang; Li, Bo (2014-11-25). Tibetan Folktales. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-471-1. Retrieved 2015-02-07.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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