Kyrgyzstan ¡ Tien Shan7,010 m (22,999 ft)Khan Tengri / Lord of the Spirits 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Khan Tengri / Lord of the Spirits. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Major expedition hub on the lateral moraine of South Inylchek Glacier with helipad and mess tents.
Intermediate snow camp situated below the entrance to the Semenovskiy icefall.
Glacier campsite tucked into the high ice basin beneath the towering west face of Khan Tengri.
High mountain col camp pitched in snow caves or wind-battered tents on the ridge connecting Khan Tengri and Peak Chapaev.
The razor-sharp marble pyramid summit crowned by a stainless-steel capsule and geodesic survey marker.
Total vertical rise from South Inylchek Base Camp (4,000m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 42°12â˛39âŗ N, 80°10â˛27âŗ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Khan Tengri / Lord of the Spirits
Khan Tengri is a breathtakingly symmetrical, marble-stratified pyramid rising to 7,010 metres (22,999 ft, including summit ice cap) in the Tengri-Tag range of the Central Tien Shan, straddling the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and China. Revered in ancient Tengrism as the sacred 'Lord of the Spirits' and famous for its fiery pink glow at sunset, the peak is one of the premier challenges of high-altitude mountaineering. First conquered on September 11, 1931, by a Ukrainian expedition led by Mikhail Pogrebetsky via the West Ridge, it was the scene of an epic survival climb in 1936 by the Abalakov brothers.