Gyong Kangri is a mountain peak located at above sea level, near the north end of the Saltoro Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram range.
Location
Peak's west flank is drained by the Gyong Glacier, while the east flank lies in the
Nubra River. On the opposite side of Gyong Glacier, in a west-southwest direction, rises the
Gharkun , at a distance of 11 km.
Gyong La crossing is 4.3 km north of Gyong Kangri.
Chumik Kangri ), which is also on the main ridge, is 11 km north-west of the peak. In the southern direction, the 14 km south-southeast, La Yongma Ri forms the next higher elevation at the .
The peak act as a marker for the Actual Ground Position Line in the Siachen of Kashmir. The prominence is .
Climbing history
No ascents of Gyong Kangri are documented.
