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Jongsong Peak

Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the Janak section of the Himalayas. At 7,462 metres it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is… Read more…

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Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the Janak section of the Himalayas. At 7,462 metres it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by 3rd highest, Kangchenjunga, 20 km to the south. Jongsong's summit is on tripoint of India, Nepal and China.From its first ascent in 1930 by members of German expedition led by Gunther Dyhrenfurth until the first ascent of Kamet on 21 June 1931, Jongsong was the highest climbed peak in the world. The first ascent team of Jongsong peak had included several members who were also members of the International mountaineering organisation Himalayan Club.

On 30 September 2012, a team from the Kolkata section of the Himalayan Club, ascended the Jongsong peak's east summit on a new route via the eastern ridge of the Jongsong peak from a col between the Jongsong massif and an adjoining peak called Dome Kang.

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Address China
Coordinates 27°52'53.758" N, 88°8'5.945" E
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Jongsong Peak
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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