Yengisogat

Yengisogat

The Yengisogat range, also known as the Wesm Mountains, is a Chinese subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It lies north of the Baltoro Muztagh, home of the eight-thousanders of the Karakoram. The highest peak is Huangguan Shan, or Crown Peak, 7,265 m (23,835 ft) (also sometimes given as 7,295 m/23,934 ft).

References

* Jill Neate, "High Asia", The Mountaineers, 1989.
* Jerzy Wala, "Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram", Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, 1990.


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