Muztagh Ata
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Kongur Shan · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Muztagh Ata is a 24,757 ft summit in the Kongur Shan (China). PeakAtlas rates it expedition (High-altitude expedition); best season is Jun–Aug. Permit required. Typical staging is Kashgar (95 mi). PeakAtlas lists 2 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 24,757 ft
- Prominence
- 8,973 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Expedition
- Best season
- Jun–Aug
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Kashgar · 95 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 2 OSM places
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Muztagh Ata, and what do you need before you go?
Muztagh Ata is listed as High-altitude expedition with a best season of Jun–Aug. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- High-altitude expedition
- Best season
- Jun–Aug
- Access / staging
- Kashgar, Xinjiang
How tall is Muztagh Ata, and where is it?
- Location
- Xinjiang, China
- Elevation
- 24,757 ft
- Prominence
- 8,973 ft
- Mountain range
- Kongur Shan
- Difficulty
- High-altitude expedition
What makes Muztagh Ata notable?
Classic “easy” 7,000 m ski mountain of the Eastern Pamirs, with CMA / Xinjiang permit logistics.
A broad 7,500 m ski-expedition peak above Karakul Lake — often called an “easy” 7,000er, still a full Chinese mountaineering-permit expedition from Kashgar.
After you check trip readiness for Muztagh Ata, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Kongur Shan, Xinjiang, China.
Closest places
- Kashgar — Xinjiang via Karakoram Highway / Karakul