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Gyachung Kang

Elevation
7,952 m
#19
in the world
#12
in China
672 m
prominence

Gyachung Kang is a mountain in China, rising to 7,952 m, the 12th highest in China, part of the Mahalangur Himal.

Elevation
7,952 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
672 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
8.2 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#19
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Gyachung Kang

Gyachung Kang lies in China, in Tibet.

Key facts

Elevation
7,952 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
672 m
Isolation
8.2 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Tibet
Coordinates
28.098, 86.744

How it ranks

Among peaks in China
#12of 111
LargestSmallest
In the Mahalangur Himal
#5of 20
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#19of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Ṅo Jumbā Kāṅ7,588 m3.2 km
Ngozumpa Kang II7,743 m3.9 km
Ngozumpa Kang I7,916 m6.0 km
Cho Oyu8,188 m8.2 km
Chumbu6,859 m10 km
Pumori7,161 m12 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gyachung Kang.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Chari̇̄koṭNepal40,00083 km
Khā̃dbāri̇̄Nepal22,90392 km
ChautārāNepal51,347108 km
DhulikhelNepal16,263130 km
BanepāNepal67,629131 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.