Kongur Tagh

Kongur Tagh
Kongkhoerh
South face of Kongur Tagh
Highest point
Elevation	7,649 m (25,095 ft)[1] Ranked 37th
Prominence	3,585 m (11,762 ft)[1] Ranked 49th
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	38°35′39″N 75°18′48″E / 38.59417°N 75.31333°E / 38.59417; 75.31333[1]
Geography
Kongur Tagh Location in Xinjiang
Location	Akto County, Xinjiang, China
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1981 by British team
Easiest route	Rock/snow/ice climb

Kongur Tagh (Kyrgyz: Коңур Тоо; Uyghur: قوڭۇر تاغ, Коңур Тағ, meaning "Brown Mountain"; Mongolian: Хонгор Таг, (Хонгор/Kongur/Kongur is Mongolian word for the color Mongolians use for Buckskin colored horse) Hongor Tag; simplified Chinese: 公格尔峰; traditional Chinese: 公格爾峰; pinyin: Gōnggé'ěr Fēng; also referred to as Kongur) is the highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, and also the highest mountain wholly within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. With an elevation of 7,649 metres (25,095 ft), it is also the highest mountain outside of the Hindu Kush/Karakoram and Himalaya ranges.