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The Yengisogat range (), also known as the Wesm Mountains, is a Chinese subrange of the
Karakoram The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under the ...
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
range. It lies north of the Baltoro Muztagh, home of the eight-thousanders of the Karakoram. The highest peak is Huangguan Shan, or
Crown Peak Crown Peak () is an ice-covered peak, high, topped by a conspicuous crown-shaped ice formation. It forms the highest summit and the south end of the Marescot Ridge on the northwest side of the Trinity Peninsula. The peak lies east of Cape Roq ...
, 7,265 m (23,835 ft) (also sometimes given as 7,295 m/23,934 ft).


References

* Jill Neate, ''High Asia'', The Mountaineers, 1989. * Jerzy Wala, ''Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram'', Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, 1990. Mountain ranges of Xinjiang {{PRChina-geo-stub