Kongur Tiube
| Kongur Tiube | |
|---|---|
| 公格尔九别峰 | |
Kongur Tiube (Kongur Tagh II peak) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,530 m (24,700 ft) Ranked 46th |
| Prominence | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°35′37″N 75°11′44″E / 38.59361°N 75.19556°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Akto County, Xinjiang, China |
| Parent range | Pamir Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1956 |
| Easiest route | Rock/snow/ice climb |
Kongur Tagh, which means "a brown mountain" in Uyghur language, has a significant subpeak known as Kongur Tiube (公格尔九别峰 which means in the local language "the mountain with a white cap", also Kongur Tiubie / Jiubie and Kungur Tjube Tagh), 38°36′57″N 75°11′44″E / 38.61583°N 75.19556°E; elevation = 7,530 metres (24,700 ft).Ranked 46th It is moderately independent, with a topographic prominence of 840 m (2,760 ft). It was first climbed in 1956.
In 2015, Chinese state media reported about a huge body of the Kongur Tiube glacier collapsing causing a 20 km long and one kilometre wide ice rock avalanche.