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Kunchang Kangri

Coordinates: 34°49′29.829″N 77°29′5.548″E / 34.82495250°N 77.48487444°E / 34.82495250; 77.48487444
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Kunchang Kangri
Kunchang Kangri is located in India
Kunchang Kangri
Kunchang Kangri
Location in Ladakh
Kunchang Kangri is located in Ladakh
Kunchang Kangri
Kunchang Kangri
Kunchang Kangri (Ladakh)
Highest point
Elevation6,751 m (22,149 ft)
Prominence988 m (3,241 ft)
Coordinates34°49′29.829″N 77°29′5.548″E / 34.82495250°N 77.48487444°E / 34.82495250; 77.48487444
Geography
LocationLadakh
Climbing
First ascentJuly 22, 2018 by an Estonian team

Kunchang Kangri is a mountain peak located at 6,751m (22,149ft) above sea level in the easternmost subrange of the Karakoram range in India.[1]

Location

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The peak is located east of Tegar, a high-altitude village in Nubra subdivision in the Leh district of Union territory of Ladakh (India). The prominence is 988 m (3,241 ft).

First ascent

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On July 22, 2018; an Estonian Karakorum expedition team consisting of Kristjan-Erik Suurväli, (group leader), Sven Oja (frontrunner), Priit Joosu, Lauri Ehrenpreis, Meelis Luukas, Priit Simson and Lauri Stern reached the summit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kunchang Kangri". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ "Eesti alpinistid tõusid esimeste inimestena 6801 meetri kõrgusele Ida-Karakorami mäetipule" [Estonian climbers were the first people to climb to the height of 6801 meters on the peak of the East Karakorum mountain]. Forte (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-10-31.