What do the colors on the contour map of Kunyang Chhish (7852m) mean?

The contour map uses a hypsometric color scale where green represents lower elevations, yellow and orange indicate mid-range altitudes, and white marks the highest zones near the summit. Thicker contour lines (index contours) are drawn at wider intervals to help you quickly estimate elevation.

What is the contour interval for Kunyang Chhish (7852m)?

The contour map of Kunyang Chhish (7852m) uses a 100m contour interval. This means each line represents a 100m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Kunyang Chhish (7852m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Kunyang Chhish (7852m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 7,852m. It reveals the mountain's shape, steepness, and relative height compared to the surrounding terrain. The horizontal axis shows distance in kilometers from the peak.

What is the snow line on Kunyang Chhish (7852m)?

At Kunyang Chhish (7852m)'s latitude (36°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 3,800m. Since Kunyang Chhish (7852m) reaches 7,852m, about 4,052m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Kunyang Chhish (7852m) have elongated ridges?

Kunyang Chhish (7852m) was formed by tectonic folding, which compressed rock layers into long, parallel ridges. The contour map shows elongated lines that follow the axis of the fold, rather than circular patterns.

Kunyang Chhish (7852m)

Kunyang Chhish Pakistan में 7852 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है, Karakoram का हिस्सा, Asia. इस चोटी को Fold Mountain के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है।

Kunyang Chhish is a 7,852-metre giant of the Hispar Muztagh in the Pakistani Karakoram, the second-highest peak of that subrange after Distaghil Sar. Its steep, avalanche-raked faces and long ridges have made it a byword for difficulty and danger, and several attempts met with fatal accidents before the summit was first reached in 1971. It is a fold mountain of the Karakoram, lifted by continental collision. The site assigns it grade 5, its most demanding rating, fitting for a remote and hazardous high-altitude climb. Ascents are rare, and the mountain endures as one of the range's more formidable objectives.

ऊंचाई

7852 m

प्रमुखता

— m

निर्देशांक

36.216667, 75.283333

प्रकार

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Kunyang Chhish (7852m) is a fold mountain in the Karakoram, Pakistan. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

मार्ग

Northwest Spur (Kunyang Chhish) 5

16.00 km · 48.0h

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The topographic contour map of Kunyang Chhish (7852m) in the Karakoram shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 7,852m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

ऊँचाई प्रोफ़ाइल

The east–west elevation profile of Kunyang Chhish (7852m) in the Karakoram shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 7,852m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.