Qilian Mountains

39°12′N 98°32′E / 39.200°N 98.533°E / 39.200; 98.533

Qilian Mountains
祁連山
Qilian Mountains in Qilian County, Qinghai
Highest point
PeakKangze'gyai
Elevation5,808 m (19,055 ft)
Geography
LocationGansu and Qinghai provinces, China

The Qilian Mountains (Tibetan: མདོ་ལ་རིང་མོ), together with the Altyn-Tagh sometimes known as the Nan Shan, as it is to the south of the Hexi Corridor, is a northern outlier of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between Qinghai and the Gansu provinces of northern China.