Mount Kailash
| Mount Kailash | |
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 Mount Kailash from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,638 m (21,778 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,319 m (4,327 ft) |
| Coordinates | 31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E / 31.06667°N 81.31250°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kailash | |
| Country | China |
| Parent range | Gangdisê Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unclimbed |
Mount Kailash is a 6,638 metres (21,778 ft) mountain in the Gangdise Shan mountain range in Tibet.[1] Mount Kailash is also known as Kangrinboqe and Gongdisi Shan.[2]
In Hinduism and Buddhism, Kailash, or Mt. Meru, is sacred.[3][1] Hindus believe Kailash is the home of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati and sons Ganesh and Kartikeya. Hindus believe that it is impossible to climb to Kailash, but every year pilgrims come to Tibet to walk around it.[3] The Tibetan people believe that people should not climb Mount Kailash.[4] It is believed to have never been climbed.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kailash". SummitPost.org.
- ↑ "Mount Kaliash, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Resham Sengar (November 8, 2019). "Mount Kailash facts: mindboggling things you may not know about Lord Shiva's home". Times of India. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ↑ Fowler, Charlie (1999). "Asia, Tibet, Qionglai Shan, Gurla Range, Ascents and Other Activity". AAC Publications. American Alpine Club.
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