Mount Gongga
7,556 m24,790 ft
Mountain · Daxue Mountains · China
Mount Gongga, also known as Minya Konka and nicknamed "The King of Sichuan Mountains", is the highest mountain in Sichuan province, China. It has an elevation of 7,509 m (24,636 ft) above sea level, as surveyed by the Ministry of Natural Resources in November 2023.
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The highest point of Hengduan Mountains and Daxue Mountains
At the summit · forecast for 7:00 AM
-19 °CClear · wind 3 km/h from the W
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Gongga, 7,556 m
- 7:00 AM-19 °CW 3 km/h–
- 10:00 AM-13 °CW 8 km/h–
- 1:00 PM-12 °CW 12 km/h–
- 4:00 PM-12 °CSW 16 km/h–
- 7:00 PM-16 °CW 4 km/h–
- 10:00 PM-16 °CW 5 km/h–
- 1:00 AM-18 °CW 5 km/h–
- 4:00 AM-19 °CW 6 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Clear | -12 °C / -19 °C | – | 16 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Mostly clear | -12 °C / -19 °C | – | 15 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Mostly clear | -10 °C / -19 °C | – | 12 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Clear | -10 °C / -16 °C | – | 5 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Partly cloudy | -12 °C / -18 °C | 0.8 mm | 6 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Light snow | -13 °C / -20 °C | 1 mm | 7 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Snow | -16 °C / -20 °C | 2.7 mm | 4 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 03:17 AM GMT+8. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 7,556 m (24,790 ft)
- Prominence
- 3,642 m (11,949 ft)
- Isolation
- 661 km to higher ground
- Range
- Daxue Mountains
- Country
- China
- First ascent
- October 28, 1932
- Highest point of
- Hengduan Mountains and Daxue Mountains
- Coordinates
- 29.596°N 101.879°E
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Gongga
Mountain in Sichuan, China
Mount Gongga, also known as Minya Konka and nicknamed "The King of Sichuan Mountains", is the highest mountain in Sichuan province, China. It has an elevation of 7,509 m (24,636 ft) above sea level, as surveyed by the Ministry of Natural Resources in November 2023. The name Gongga means "white snow [mountain]" in Tibetan, while Mi'nyag/Minya refers to the cultural region around the mountain.
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Peaks near Mount Gongga
- Ren Zhong FengMountain · 33 km awayOn the map
- Mount ErlangMountain · 49 km awayOn the map
- Mount Zheduo4,962 m · 57 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Daxue Mountains
- Mount Gongga7,556 mOn the map
- Jiuding Shan4,969 mOn the map
Highest mountains in China
- Mount Everest8,849 mOn the map
- Lhotse8,516 mOn the map
- Makalu8,485 mOn the map
- Cho Oyu8,188 mOn the map
- Gasherbrum8,080 mOn the map
- Broad Peak8,051 mOn the map
- Gasherbrum II8,034 mOn the map
- Shishapangma8,027 mOn the map
- Gyachung Kang7,952 mOn the map
- Gasherbrum III7,946 mOn the map
Towns near Mount Gongga
- Kangding46 km away