The Tanggula ( Chinese : 唐古拉山 , p Tánggǔlāshān , or 唐古拉山脉 , p Tánggǔlāshānmài ), Tangla , Tanglha , or Dangla Mountains ( Tibetan : གདང་ལ་། , w Gdang La , z Dang La ) is a mountain range in the central part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Tibet . Administratively, the range is in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region , with the central section extending into the Tanggula Town and the eastern section entering the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province .
4-700: Tanggula is the source of the Ulan Moron and Dangqu Rivers , the geographic headwaters of the Yangtze River . It functions as a dividing range between the basin of the Yangtze in the north and the endorheic basin of northeastern Tibet in the south. The elevations of the main ridge average over 5,000 m (16,404 ft). The Yangtze River originates in this mountain range; Geladandong , 6,621 metres or 21,722 feet high, located in Tanggula Town ,
8-734: Is a 336 km (209 mi) long river, located in Qinghai province in the People's Republic of China . The Ulan Moron begins as melt-off from the Geladandong glaciers and runs to a confluence with the Dangqu or Dam Chu River , where they form the Tongtian River , which subsequently becomes the Yangtze River . Although the Dangqu has been found to be the source of the Yangtze under
12-715: Is the tallest peak in the range. The Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway cross the Tanggula Mountains at Tanggula Mountain Pass . This is the highest point of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and the highest point of any railway in the world, at 5,072 metres (16,640 feet) above sea level. On account of snow and occasional road accidents, highway closures and concomitant traffic delays are not uncommon. The mountains lie within
16-545: The Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion . This Tibet location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ulan Moron The Ulan Moron ( Mongolian : ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ , Ulaan Mörön , lit. "Red River"; Chinese : 乌兰木伦 , p Wūlánmùlún ), Mar Qu ( Tibetan ), or Tuotuo River ( 沱沱河 , p Tuótuó Hé , lit. "Tearful River"; Tibetan : ཐོག་ཐོག་ཆུ་ , ZYPY : Togtog Qu )
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