Yanamax is a mountain part of the

Tian Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

system of mountain ranges in the

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

region of China. Its peak altitude is listed in the American Alpine Club and other sources including Peak Bagger and Google Earth.https://earth.google.com/web/@42.28310734,81.04364438,6190.72332473a,950.07612751d,35y,75.9053821h,45.00122497t,0r/data=CjsaORIxCgAZFK5H4XokRUAhcEwFy8dCVEAqGzQywrAxNycwNi4wIk4gODHCsDAyJzM2LjQiRRgCIAEoAg estimates the altitude as 6229m Yanamax, being just a bit taller than

Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thir ...

, gives Denali a

topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for major mountain ...

of . The

first ascent In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they en ...

of Yanamax was completed in August, 2008, by Guy McKinnon and Bruce Normand.

Statistics

Topographic prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

: Clean: 1702 m/5584 ft, Optimistic: 1702 m/5584 ft *

Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for major mountain ...

: 7.49 km/4.65 mi

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps of the region: File:A-k`o-su NK-44 (1950) - panoramio.jpg, File:Operational Navigation Chart F-6, 6th edition.jpg, File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 f-6c.jpg,

References

External links

* Account of first ascent
"Untapped Potential, Exploring the Chinese Central Tien Shan"

Mountain Statistics on Peakbagger.com

On Google Earth
Mountains of Xinjiang {{China-mountain-stub