| Kongur Tagh | |
| Other Name: | Kongkhoerh |
| Elevation M: | 7649 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] Ranked 37th |
| Prominence M: | 3585 |
| Prominence Ref: | Ranked 49th |
| Listing: | Ultra |
| Location: | Akto County, Xinjiang, China |
| Range: | Pamir Mountains |
| Map: | China Xinjiang Southern |
| Coordinates: | 38.5942°N 75.3133°W |
| First Ascent: | 1981 by British team |
| Easiest Route: | Rock/snow/ice climb |
Kongur Tagh (Kyrgyz: Коңур Тоо; Uyghur: Tajik: قوڭۇر تاغ, Коңур Тағ, meaning "Brown Mountain"; Mongolian: Хонгор Таг, (Хонгор/Kongur/Kongur is Mongolian word for the color Mongolians use for Buckskin colored horse) Hongor Tag; Chinese: s=公格尔峰|t=公格爾峰|p=Gōnggé'ěr Fēng; also referred to as Kongur) is the highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, and also the highest mountain wholly within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. With an elevation of 7649m (25,095feet), it is also the highest mountain outside of the Hindu Kush/Karakoram and Himalaya ranges.
Kongur Tagh is within a range called the Kongur Shan (.) Kongur Tagh is located just north of Muztagh Ata and visible from Karakul Lake. Some sources use "Kongur Shan" mistakenly to refer to the peak itself. The Kongur Shan range, including Muztagh Ata, is separated by the major Yarkand River valley from the Kunlun Mountains and thus is included in the "Eastern Pamirs".[2] Kongur Tagh is the highest peak in the Pamirs. Due to its remoteness and being hidden by nearby peaks, Kongur was not discovered by Europeans until 1900. However, the building of the Karakoram Highway from Pakistan to China, which runs past nearby Tashkurgan and Karakul Lake, has now made it more accessible.
Administratively, the Kongur Range is within Akto County.
The first ascent of Kongur Tagh was made in 1981 by a British expedition consisting of Chris Bonington, Alan Rouse, Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker.[3]
Kongur Tagh is 7649m (25,095feet) high. Some sources list the peak's elevation as 7719m (25,325feet), but this is likely incorrect. The main summit is close enough in height to the 7625m (25,016feet) high northeastern summit that climbers standing on the main summit could not tell which was taller, thus it can not be 7719m (25,325feet) high.[4]