Chongtar Kangri

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Chongtar Kangri
Chongtar Peak
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Highest point
Elevation7,315 m (23,999 ft)[1]
Ranked 80th
Prominence1,300 m (4,300 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in China
Coordinates{{WikidataCoord}} – malformed coordinate data[2]
Geography
LocationXinjiang, China near Pakistan border
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascent1994, Greg Mortimer

Chongtar Kangri or Chongtar Peak is a mountain peak in the Xinjiang region of China. Chongtar is situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of K2 and lies on China's border with Pakistan.

It was first summited by Australian climber Greg Mortimer, in 1994. It was the world's highest unclimbed peak at the time.[3]

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