What is the altitude of Tashkurgan County?

Tashkurgan county is more than 4000 meters above sea level, and Tashkurgan town belongs to Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Altitude refers to the vertical distance of a place above sea level on the ground, which is the height difference between a place and sea level, and is usually calculated based on the average sea level.

The starting point of altitude is called altitude zero or leveling zero, which is the average sea level of a coastal location. It is obtained by averaging the position of the sea surface according to the records of local tide gauge stations for many years. The physiological reaction brought by altitude is a short-term change, and people will gradually adapt to this high-altitude environment. Low pressure is accompanied by high altitude and stormy weather, while high pressure is usually sunny.