Khan Tengri

Khan Tengri
Hantengri Peak
Khan Tengri above North Engilchek Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	7,010 m (23,000 ft)
Prominence	1,685 m (5,528 ft)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	42°12′39″N 80°10′30″E / 42.21083°N 80.17500°E / 42.21083; 80.17500Coordinates: 42°12′39″N 80°10′30″E / 42.21083°N 80.17500°E / 42.21083; 80.17500
Geography
Khan Tengri Location in Kyrgyzstan (on the tripoint with Kazakhstan and China)
Location	Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan–China
Parent range	Tian Shan
Climbing
First ascent	1931 Mikhail Pogrebetsky
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice/rock climb

Khan Tengri or Hantengri Peak (Kazakh: Хан Тәңірі, حان تأڭئرئ, Xan Täñiri; Kyrgyz: Хан-Теңири, حان-تەڭىرى, Xan-Teñiri; Uyghur: خانتەڭرى‎, Хантәңри, Xantengri; simplified Chinese: 汗腾格里峰; traditional Chinese: 汗騰格里峰; pinyin: Hànténggélǐ Fēng, Xiao'erjing: هًا تٍْ قْ لِ فعْ) is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is located on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan border, east of lake Issyk Kul. Its geologic elevation is 6,995 m (22,949 ft), but its glacial cap rises to 7,010 m (22,999 ft). For this reason, in mountaineering circles, including for the Soviet Snow Leopard award criteria, it is considered a 7,000-metre peak. The name "Khan Tengri" literally means "King Heaven" in Kazakh and possibly references the deity Tengri. In some other local languages, it is known as Khan Tangiri Shyngy, Kan-Too Chokusu, Pik Khan-Tengry, and Hantengri Feng.