China · Himalayan Range8,027 m (26,335 ft)Shishapangma 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Shishapangma. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Located on the flat, desolate gravel plain of the high Tibetan plateau accessible by motor transport.
Established at the tongue of the Yebokangal Glacier facing the northern walls of Shishapangma.
Positioned on the upper Yebokangal Glacier amidst gently rolling snow slopes.
Pitched at the foot of the Northwest Face headwall on a sheltered glacial terrace.
The high assault camp placed on steep snow slopes below the summit ridge crest in the Death Zone.
The knife-edge snow cornice traverse linking the Central Peak (8,008m) to the true Main Peak.
The true highest point of Shishapangma, the fourteenth and final eight-thousander.
Total vertical rise from Chinese Base Camp (5,000m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 28°21′08″ N, 85°46′47″ 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 Shishapangma
Shishapangma, at 8,027 meters (26,335 ft), is the fourteenth-highest mountain on Earth and the only 8,000-meter peak situated entirely within Tibetan/Chinese territory. Due to geopolitical restrictions, it was the final eight-thousander to be climbed, summited by a Chinese expedition on May 2, 1964.