Gyala Peri

Gyala Peri
Gyala Peri as viewed from the Sichuan-Tibet Highway
Highest point
Elevation	7,294 m (23,930 ft)[1] Ranked 85th
Prominence	2,942 m (9,652 ft)[1] Ranked 100th
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E[1]
Geography
Gyala Peri Location in eastern Tibet Autonomous Region Show map of China Gyala Peri Gyala Peri (Tibet) Show map of Tibet
Location	China    Tibet Autonomous Region       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 7,294-metre (23,930 ft) 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 kilometres (14 mi) 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 11⁄2 months on the mountain.^[2] The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index^[4] lists no other ascents.

Gallery

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  Snow covered Gyala Peri peak in the background seen through 2 other peaks in the foreground, c. October 2011.

See also

• Geology of the Himalaya

Footnotes

1. "China I: Tibet - Xizang". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
2. Yoshio Ogata (1991). "A secret mountain". Himalayan Journal. 49. Mumbai: Himalayan Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
3. "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.

External links

• Gyala Peri Virtual Aerial Video Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine