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Kang Yatse approach

OSM hiking route to the Kang Yatse approach, Ladakh (7.21 km line), not the 6,250 m summit. DEM high is the approach. Vertical figures from the Wave I-5 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Altitude weather delta

High 6,200 m minus low 4,671 m is 1,529 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 9.9 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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Facts33.807, 77.559
Distance7.21 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11244116) · 2026-09-21 · osm · provisional
Ascent+1,531 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Descent3 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
High point6,200 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem · provisional
Low point4,671 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-21 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded — member ways untagged
SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11244116 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-5 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-21). Season was not sourced. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 7.21 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11244116, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. This page is the approach, not the summit climb (mountaineering, not this walk). OSM tag=KGY is an UltraJourneys shield, not OSM ref, and not the trail name. Ingest stored assembly 7.3 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 7.21 km for relation 11244116.

typicalDays 1 is Math.max(1, Math.round(lengthKm/12)), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

High 6,200 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), corroborated by Wikipedia 6,206 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Yatze, accessed 2026-09-21, CC BY-SA). The ~6,250 m summit is a mountaineering landmark, not this DataPoint. Low 4,671 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,531 m / descent 3 m remain provisional DEM.

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; evidence sheet 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-21), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): +1 spring.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Permit status is unverified. Permit was not sourced from OSM or an official tariff this pass (evidence sheet Unverified, 2026-09-21). Ladakh PAP/ILP likely for many areas; confirm officially before travel. This page is the Kang Yatse approach, not the summit. OSM tag=KGY is not OSM ref and not the trail name.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end (approach) car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • Trail visibility: no (OSM, ODbL, relation 11244116, lastVerified 2026-09-21).

Questions

Do I need a permit for Kang Yatse approach?

Permit status is unverified for Kang Yatse approach. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Kang Yatse approach?

Kang Yatse approach is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: no (OSM, ODbL, relation 11244116, lastVerified 2026-09-21).

How long is Kang Yatse approach?

The length on this record is 7.21 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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