Scenic spot introduction:

Tomur Peak, with an altitude of 7435.3 meters, is the highest peak in the Tianshan Mountains. The peak is covered with snow all year round, surrounded by clouds and fog, and the scenery is magnificent. The unique natural landscape is like a magical workmanship, ingenious and ingenious. Tomur Peak is located near the border between China and Kyrgyzstan in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture. It belongs to the Tianshan Mountains in the Tianshan Mountains. It means "Iron Mountain" in Uyghur. Its main peak and a total of 100,000 hectares of mountainous land around it were destroyed in 1980. Listed as Xinjiang Autonomous Region-level nature reserve.

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Tomur Peak, which reaches straight into the sky, is more majestic than Bogda Peak. "The bright moon rises above the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ​​clouds" is the best description of its magnificent scenery. There are more than ten peaks above 6,000 meters around Tomur Peak. In addition to Khan Tengri Peak, there is also the flower-shaped Snow Lotus Peak. The white marble is covered with snow-covered Aktash Peak (White Jade Peak), which looks like a flower. Chelebos Peak (Tiger Peak) of Crouching Tiger, and Science Peak named by the mountaineering expedition team of the Academy of Sciences of the People's Republic of China in commemoration of the successful convening of the Second Science Conference of the People's Republic of China in 1978, etc.

Scenic spot features:

Mountaineering, adventure, rock climbing, mountains, glaciers, snow mountains
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Travel Guide

Travel Notes of Travellers:

  • Travel guide: Southern Xinjiang seven-day travel guide 2018

Best time to visit:

May → September

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region>Aksu Region>Wensu County

How to get there:

You can take a night long-distance bus from Urumqi's Southern Suburb Passenger Station to Aksu. From Aksu, you can rent an off-road vehicle and travel 70 kilometers north to reach Takrak Ranch. Enter the platform tourist area of ​​Tomur Peak Nature Reserve and hike north along the Qionglan River Valley to reach the south slope of Tomur Peak. In 1977, the mountaineering base camp was located at the end of Qiongtailan Glacier, at an altitude of 3,200 meters. The mountaineering base camp is now located at an altitude of 3,900 meters on the West Qiongtailan Glacier. From this camp, you can see Tomur Peak and the Kochikal Peak, which is 6,342 meters above sea level.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Tomur Peak ticket price:

Each person needs to pay 8 yuan to enter Tomur Nature Reserve, and the car rental fee is 200 yuan.

Scenic area opening hours:

All day

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