Achik Lake Volcano

　　    Achik Lake Volcano is situated among the peaks of the Kunlun Mountains, 116 kilometers south of Yutian County. It is the youngest volcano on mainland China and erupted as recently as May 27, 1951. The volcano stands at an elevation of 4,923 meters, with a crater diameter of about 100 meters. The surrounding area is covered in gray-black volcanic lava and ash, and aside from a scattering of a low-growing plant called Krascheninnikovia ceratoides, there is no other green life to be found.