Ulugh Muztagh

Elevation (feet): 22,923
Elevation (meters): 6,987
Continent: Asia
Country: China
Range/Region: Kunlun
Latitude: 36.4125
Longitude: 87.384167
Difficulty: Major Mountain Expedition
Year first climbed: 1985
First successful climber(s): Hu Fengling, Zhang Baohua, Ardaxi, Mamuti, Wu Qiangxing
Nearest major airport: Urumqi
Convenient Center: Urumqi

Thanks to David Metzler for adding this peak.

Ulugh Muztagh is a high snow peak in the central Kunlun Shan, near the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. It is often incorrectly cited as the highest peak in the Kunlun Shan, due to a survey from the 1890's which gave it a height of 7720 meters. The current value for the height is from a careful modern survey done by the Sino-American first ascent expedition in 1985, and should be accurate to within 10 meters. (See the American Alpine Journal, 1986.) Due to its location, Ulugh Muztagh is easily one of the most remote and inaccessible mountains in the world.

Thanks to David Metzler for this description.

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