Kangchenjunga
| Kangchenjunga | |
|---|---|
| Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा, romanized: Kanchanjanghā Sikkimese: གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ ; Wylie: Gangs Chen mdzod lnga | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,586 m (28,169 ft)[1] Ranked 3rd |
| Prominence | 3,922 m (12,867 ft)[2] Ranked 29th |
| Listing |
|
| Coordinates | 27°42′09″N 88°08′48″E / 27.70250°N 88.14667°E[2] |
| Geography | |
16km 9.9miles Bhutan Nepal Pakistan India China 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 8 6 4 The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[3] Legend
Location of Kangchenjunga | |
| Location | |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band on the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition (First winter ascent 11 January 1986 by Jerzy Kukuczka and Krzysztof Wielicki)[4][5] |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border.
Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world. However, precise calculations and meticulous measurements by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1849 showed that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, is actually higher. After allowing for further verification of all calculations, it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world.
Kangchenjunga is a sacred mountain in Nepal and Sikkim and was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band, who were part of the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition. They stopped just short of the true summit, keeping a promise given to Tashi Namgyal, the Chogyal of the Kingdom of Sikkim, that the top of the mountain would remain inviolate. The Indian side of the mountain is off limits to climbers. In 2016, the adjoining Khangchendzonga National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Carter1985was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
peaklistwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
KW-jkwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
KW-hjwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).