Snowy Mountains

Ice Mushroom on Mount Tomür

Photo: Cheng Tong
Time: July, 1977
Site: South slope of MountTom
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Height: 4750 m

Brief Introduction: In Mount Tomür, there are a variety of ‘Hot Karst Occurrences’ such as ice wells, ice wholes, ice mushrooms, and subglacier channels at the ablation area of the lower section of the glaciers. This photo shows a giant ice mushroom on the Tailan glacier, Xiqiong, at a height of 4750 m. The weight of the gravel sustained by the ice column is about 5 tonnes.