Namcha Barwa

Namcha Barwa
Namcha Barwa from the west, from Zhibai observation platform
Highest point
Elevation7,782 m (25,531 ft)[1]
Ranked 27th
Prominence4,106 m (13,471 ft)[1]
Ranked 19th
ListingUltra
Coordinates29°37′45″N 95°03′21″E / 29.62917°N 95.05583°E / 29.62917; 95.05583[1]
Geography
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60km
37miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
Ngadi Chuli South
45
Ngadi Chuli South
Ngadi Chuli South
Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri)
Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri)
Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri)
Kula Kangri
Kula Kangri
Kula Kangri
Annapurna IV
Annapurna IV
Annapurna IV
Himalchuli West
Himalchuli West
Himalchuli West
Annapurna III
Annapurna III
Annapurna III
Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum)
Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum)
Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum)
Kangbachen Southwest
Kangbachen Southwest
Kangbachen Southwest
Silver Crag
Silver Crag
Silver Crag
Annapurna Fang
Annapurna Fang
Annapurna Fang
Dhaulagiri IV
Dhaulagiri IV
Dhaulagiri IV
Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)
Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)
Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen)
Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)
Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)
Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III)
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan)
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan)
Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan)
Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu)
Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu)
Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu)
Dhaulagiri III
Dhaulagiri III
Dhaulagiri III
Ngojumba Kang II
Ngojumba Kang II
Ngojumba Kang II
Dhaulagiri II
Dhaulagiri II
Dhaulagiri II
Kamet
Kamet
Kamet
Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak)
Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak)
Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak)
Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa)
Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa)
Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa)
Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)
Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)
Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho)
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi
Nuptse (Nubtse)
Nuptse (Nubtse)
Nuptse (Nubtse)
Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)
Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)
Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna)
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli)
Kangbachen
Kangbachen
Kangbachen
Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)
Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)
Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri)
Annapurna II
Annapurna II
Annapurna II
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Annapurna I East (Annapurna East Peak)
Annapurna I East (Annapurna East Peak)
Annapurna I East (Annapurna East Peak)
Manaslu East
Manaslu East
Manaslu East
Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)
Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)
Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma)
Annapurna
Annapurna
Annapurna
Nanga Parbat (Diamer)
Nanga Parbat (Diamer)
Nanga Parbat (Diamer)
Manaslu (Kutang)
Manaslu (Kutang)
Manaslu (Kutang)
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri
Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu
Kangchenjunga Central
Kangchenjunga Central
Kangchenjunga Central
Kangchenjunga South
Kangchenjunga South
Kangchenjunga South
Makalu
Makalu
Makalu
Yalung Kang (Kanchenjunga West)
Yalung Kang (Kanchenjunga West)
Yalung Kang (Kanchenjunga West)
Lhotse
Lhotse
Lhotse
Kangchenjunga (Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā, Khangchendzonga)
Kangchenjunga (Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā, Khangchendzonga)
Kangchenjunga (Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā, Khangchendzonga)
Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[2]
CountryChina
RegionTibet Autonomous Region
DivisionNyingchi
CountyMêdog
Parent rangeNamcha Barwa Himal
Climbing
First ascent1992, China–Japan expedition
Easiest routeSSW ridge on rock, snow and ice
Namcha Barwa Himal range, runs 180 km diagonally from bottom left to top right corner, surrounded by the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra River). Naamcha Barwa peak is in the top right at the end of the range. Gyala Peri peak in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range is just 20 km northwest of Naamcha Barwa peak across the "Great Bend" of Yarlung Tsangpo River surrounding the Naamcha Barwa peak.

Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa (Tibetan: གནམས་ལྕགས་འབར་བ།, Wylie: Gnams lcags 'bar ba, ZYPY: Namjagbarwa; Chinese: 南迦巴瓦峰, Pinyin: Nánjiābāwǎ Fēng) is a mountain peak lying in Tibet in the region of Pemako. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra would make it the eastern anchor of the entire mountain chain, and it is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth's easternmost peak over 7,600 metres (24,900 ft).[3] It lies in the Nyingchi Prefecture of Tibet. It is the highest peak in the 180 km long Namcha Barwa Himal range (also called the Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex), which is considered the easternmost syntaxis/section of the Himalaya in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India where the Himalaya are said to end, although high ranges (Hengduan Mountains on the China–Myanmar border) actually continue another 300 km to the east.

  1. ^ a b c "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ Neate, Jill (1990). High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. pp. 1–4, 14–15. ISBN 0-89886-238-8.

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