Amne Machin
| Amne Machin | |
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Amne Machin II (Maqen Gangri), July 2008 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,282 m (20,610 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,960 m (6,430 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in China |
| Coordinates | 34°47′54″N 99°27′45″E / 34.79833°N 99.46250°E |
| Geography | |
Amne Machin Location in Qinghai | |
| Location | Xueshan Township [zh], Maqên County, Golog Prefecture, Qinghai, China |
| Parent range | Kunlun Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Amne Machin I: May 1981, Japanese expedition Amne Machin II: 1960, Beijing Institute of Geology expedition |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿尼瑪卿 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿尼玛卿 | ||||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||||
| Tibetan | ཨ་མྱེ་རྨ་ཆེན། | ||||||||
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Amne Machin, Anyi Machen, or Anyê Maqên ("Grandfather Pomra") is the highest peak of a mountain range of the same name in the southeast of Qinghai province, China. It is revered in Tibetan Buddhism as the home of the chief indigenous deity of Amdo, Machen Pomra.