Mount Kailash
| Mount Kailash | |
|---|---|
| Gang Tise[1][2] Gang Rinpoche | |
North face of Mount Kailash | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,638 m (21,778 ft)[3][4] |
| Coordinates | 31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E / 31.06667°N 81.31250°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ (Standard Tibetan) |
| Geography | |
Mount Kailash Burang County, Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Country | China |
| Parent range | Gangdise Shan |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unclimbed (prohibited) |
Mount Kailash (also Kailasa[a], Gang Tise[b] and Gang Rinpoche or Kangrinboqê[c]) is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Gangdise Shan mountain range of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. The peak of Mount Kailash is located at an elevation of 6,638 m (21,778 ft), near the western trijunction between China, India and Nepal.
Mount Kailash is located close to Manasarovar and Rakshastal lakes. The sources of four rivers: Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra, and Ghaghara lie in the vicinity of the region. Mount Kailash is sacred in Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. People from China, India, Nepal, and other countries in the region undertake a pilgrimage to the mountain. The pilgrimage generally involves trekking towards Lake Manasarovar and a circumambulation of Mount Kailash.
While the mountain has been surveyed by climbers in the past, there has been no recorded successful ascent of the mountain. The climbing of the mountain is prohibited by the Chinese government due to its religious significance.
- ^ "Mount Kailas". Britannica. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
It is referred to in Tibetan as Gang Tise ("Great Snow Mountain" or "Snow Jewel").
- ^ McKay 2015, pp. 2, 274.
- ^ "The Snow Mountains of China: Kangrin Boqe Topographic Map". 1997. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Open Topo Map". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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