Mount Amnye Machen
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Mount Amnye Machen is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in Qinghai, China, revered in Tibetan Buddhism as a sacred mountain and major pilgrimage site.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amnye Machen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityType | mountain god ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Qinghai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | restricted ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Amdo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyMisestimatedElevation | over 9000 m ⓘ |
| elevation |
20610 ft
ⓘ
6282 m ⓘ |
| feeds | headwaters of several Yellow River tributaries ⓘ |
| firstAscentParty | Japanese expedition ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| firstRecordedByWesternExplorers | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Amne Machin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anyê Maqên NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | true ⓘ |
| hasLandCover |
glaciers
ⓘ
rock and scree slopes ⓘ |
| hasRestrictedAccessDueTo | religious significance ⓘ |
| isImportantIn |
Tibetan pilgrimage traditions
ⓘ
Tibetan sacred geography ⓘ |
| isMajorPilgrimageSite | true ⓘ |
| isSacredTo |
Tibetan Buddhists
ⓘ
local Tibetan communities ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Tibetan myths and legends ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | surrounding high plateau grasslands ⓘ |
| localNameLanguage | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amdo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Maqên County NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinghai NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Kunlun Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Yellow River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavily glaciated summit massif
ⓘ
steep relief above surrounding plateau ⓘ |
| pilgrimageCircuitLength | about 120–150 km ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDurationOnFoot | about 7–10 days ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | kora circumambulation ⓘ |
| prominence | about 2000 m ⓘ |
| religion | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredMountainRank | one of the most important sacred mountains of Amdo ⓘ |
| wasOnceThoughtToBeHigherThan | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.