Mount Genyen | |
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Mount Genyen
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Elevation | 6,204 m (20,354 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,000 m (6,562 ft) [2] |
Listing | Ultra |
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Location | Sichuan, China |
Range | West Sichuan |
Coordinates | [2][3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1988 by Karl Unterkircher and a Japanese team |
Mount Genyen (Genyen Shan) or Ge'nyen, is a mountain in the West Sichuan Mountain Range in China.[1] With an elevation of 6,204 metres (20,354 ft) , it is the third highest peak in the Chinese province of Sichuan. It was first climbed by Karl Unterkircher with a Japanese team in 1988.
Genyen is regarded as the 13th most holy mountain amongst the 24 holy mountains of Tibetan Buddhism.[4]