Kongur Tiube

Kongur Tagh, which means "a brown mountain" in Uyghur language, has a significant subpeak known as Kongur Tiube (公格尔九别峰 which means in the local language "the mountain with a white cap",^[2] also Kongur Tiubie / Jiubie and Kungur Tjube Tagh), 38°36′57″N 75°11′44″E; elevation = 7,530 metres (24,700 ft).Ranked 46th^[3] It is moderately independent, with a topographic prominence of 840 m (2,760 ft). It was first climbed in 1956.

Kongur Tiube
公格尔九别峰
Kongur Tiube (Kongur Tagh II peak)
Highest point
Elevation	7,530 m (24,700 ft)[1] Ranked 46th
Prominence	810 m (2,660 ft)[1]
Coordinates	38°35′37″N 75°11′44″E
Geography
Kongur Tiube Location in Xinjiang
Location	Akto County, Xinjiang, China
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1956
Easiest route	Rock/snow/ice climb

In 2015, Chinese state media reported about a huge body of the Kongur Tiube glacier collapsing causing a 20 km long and one kilometre wide ice rock avalanche.^[4]

See also

• Karakoram Highway
• Kongur Tagh