What is the altitude of Yamdrok Yongcuo in Tibet?

The altitude of Yamdrok Yongcuo in Tibet is 4441 meters.

1. Yamdrok Tso

Yamdrok Tso, some people call it Yanghu for short (not Yanghu in northern Tibet), which means "Jasper Lake" in Tibetan ", one of the three holy lakes in Tibet, looks like a coral branch, so it is also called "the coral lake above" in Tibetan.

It is located in Langkazi County, Shannan City, Tibet, about 70 kilometers southwest of Lhasa. Together with Namtso and Manasarovar Lake, it is known as the three holy lakes in Tibet. It is the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas, with beautiful lakes and mountains. The beauty is unparalleled in southern Tibet. Yamdrok Yumcuo covers an area of ??675km?, and the lake is 4,441 meters above sea level. From Lhasa to Yanghu, you need to cross the 5030-meter Gangbala Pass. In June 2012, there were reports that a tourist project would be built, and Shannan City had ordered Langkazi County to immediately stop the project. The lake surface is calm and emerald-blue, like sapphires on the Shannan Plateau[1]?. There is a difference between Yanghu Lake and Yamdrok Lake. If you search for Yanghu Lake, you will enter Yamdrok Lake. In fact, the Yanghu Lake marked on the Tibetan map is only the Yanghu Lake in the northern part of the Ngari region, close to Xinjiang, and the Yanghu Basin. Some people refer to Yangzhuoyongcuo as Yanghu. It is not an official name and cannot be replaced.

2. Administrative divisions

Yamdrok Lake belongs to Langkazi County, Shannan City. The postal code is 851100, the administrative division code is 540531, the area code is 0893, the Tibetan name is ?, the pinyin is Làng KǎZǐXiàn, and the English translation is Nagarzê County. Langkazi County is a county under the jurisdiction of Shannan City. Located in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of Shannan City, it borders Tsome County and Zhanang County to the east, Gyantse County, Kangma County, and Renbu County to the west, Luozha County and Bhutan to the south, and Binim County and Quzhou to the north. Shui County and Gongga County. The total area is 8109 square kilometers. The total population is 40,000 (end of 2013). The county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 8 townships: Aza Township, Langkazi Town, Dalong Town, Puma Jiangtang Township, Duoque Township, Kalong Township, Gongbuxue Township, Kare Township, Baidi Township, Zhang Daxiang. The county government is located in Langkazi Town. It is located at the northern foot of the middle section of the Himalayas, with many lakes in the north, and the lowest point is 4,441.9 meters above sea level. The climate is erratic, dry and anoxic, with an annual precipitation of 328.4 mm, an average annual temperature of 2.5°C, and an annual frost-free period of about 60 days. There is the famous Yamdrok Lake in the territory, with an altitude of 4,441 meters, an area of ??638 square kilometers, and a water depth of 30 to 60 meters. Yanghu power station is built. Places of interest include Yongbutuo Temple, Telingqude Temple and Sangding Temple.

3. Traffic information

Leave Lhasa in the west, pass through the Yarlung Zangbo River Bridge in Qushui County, go south along the Laya Highway for 170 kilometers, and cross the 5030-meter Gambala Pass. The beautiful , the jasper-like Yamdrok Yongcuo appears in front of us.

It takes about 30 minutes from the mountain pass to the shore of Yamdrok Lake, and then you can continue along the road along the lake to enjoy the scenery of Yamdrok Lake. It is not until you approach Langkazi County after driving another 60 kilometers that this beautiful mirror will gradually disappear from your sight. Taking this route, about 40 kilometers after passing Langkazi County, you can see the nearby Ningjin Kangsha Peak.

It takes about 2 hours to travel 100 kilometers south from Lhasa. You can charter a car or take a shuttle bus. If you take the shuttle bus, you can first sit by the Yarlung Zangbo River Bridge (Qushui Bridge), and then take a taxi to visit Yamdrok Yumcuo.

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