Gyala Peri

Gyala Peri
Summit hiding Gyala Peri, October 2011
Highest point
Elevation 7,294 m (23,930 ft) [1]
Ranked 85th
Prominence 2,942 m (9,652 ft) [1]
Ranked 99th
Isolation 20 kilometres (12 mi)
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E / 29.81417°N 94.96833°E / 29.81417; 94.96833Coordinates: 29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E / 29.81417°N 94.96833°E / 29.81417; 94.96833 [1]
Geography
Gyala Peri
Location in eastern Tibet
Gyala Peri
Gyala Peri (Tibet)
Location China
   Tibet Aut. Reg.
      Nyingchi Prefecture
         Mêdog County
north of McMahon Line
Parent range Nyenchen Tanglha Shan
Climbing
First ascent October 31, 1986 by Y. Hashimoto, H. Imamura, Y. Ogata.[2]
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Gyala Peri (Chinese: 加拉白垒, Pinyin: Jiālābáilěi) is a peak just beyond the eastern end of the Himalayas at the entrance to Tsangpo gorge. It is part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan,[3] although it is sometimes included in Namcha Barwa Himal of the Himalayas.

Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the main river of southeastern Tibet, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. It is 22 km NNW of the higher Namcha Barwa.

Notable features

Gyala Peri has great vertical relief above the Tsangpo gorge and is the highest peak of the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan.[3]

Climbing history

The first ascent of Gyala Peri was in 1986, by a Japanese expedition, via the South Ridge. The group spent about one and one-half months on the mountain.[2] The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index[4] lists no other ascents.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "China I: Tibet - Xizang". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. 1 2 Yoshio Ogata (1991). "A secret mountain". Himalayan Journal. Mumbai: Himalayan Club. 49. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Nyainqêntanglha Shan". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Himalayan Index". London: Alpine Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

Other sources

  • Neate, Jill (1990). High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-238-8.
  • Namcha Barwa, NH 46-12 (Map). 1:250,000. U.S. Army Map Service. 1955. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  • "Gyala Peri, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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