Kongde Ri

Kongde Ri
Kwangde
Kongde Ri seen from Everest View Hotel above Namche Bazaar
Highest point
Elevation	6,187 m (20,299 ft) [1] [2] [a]
Prominence	514 m (1,686 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Nepal
Coordinates	27°47′35″N86°38′34″E / 27.79300°N 86.64265°E / 27.79300; 86.64265 [2]
Geography
Kongde Ri Location in Nepal
Location	Khumbu, Nepal
Parent range	Rolwaling Himal [4] [3]
Climbing
First ascent	1978 East Peak ascended in 1973 by a German team [5]
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Kongde Ri viewed from Namche

Kongde Ri (sometimes Kwangde Ri) is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The mountain is located four km west of Namche Bazaar.

The mountain is classified as a trekking peak, but it is considered one of the more difficult ones to climb. A climbing permit costs $70-250 USD per foreign climber depending on the season. ^[3]

A Japanese team made the first ascent of Kongde Ri on November 11, 1978. ^[4]

References

1. "Kongde Ri". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
2. "Topographic map of Kongde Ri". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
3. "Service Charges for Foreign Climber per person in US dollar". Nepal Mountaineering Association . Retrieved 2025-07-11.
4. "Kwangde". Nepal Himal Peak Profile. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
5. "Kongde-Ri, East Peak". American Alpine Journal . 18. American Alpine Club: 481. 1973. Retrieved 2014-09-19.

Notes

1. Other sources state 6086 m. ^{[3] [4]}