The Crown | |
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Huang Guan Shan | |
The Crown
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Elevation | 7,295 m (23,934 ft) [1] Ranked 84th |
Prominence | 1,919 m (6,296 ft) [2] |
Listing | Ultra |
Location | |
Location | Xinjiang Uygur, China |
Range | Yengisogat, Karakoram |
Coordinates | [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1993 by a Japanese team[3] |
Easiest route | YDS Grade VI |
The Crown, also known as Huang Guan Shan and sometimes Crown Peak, is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in China. It is located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Its summit has an elevation of 7,295 metres (23,934 ft) and it is the highest peak in the Yengisogat subrange of the Karakoram.[1]
The summit was first climbed in 1993 by a Japanese party of the Tōkai branch of the Japanese Alpine Club.[3]