Nepal Peak (Himalayas)

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Nepal Peak
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Nepal Peak
Highest point
Elevation 7,177 m (23,547 ft) [1]
Prominence 197 m (646 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 27°46′36″N88°10′58″E / 27.77667°N 88.18278°E / 27.77667; 88.18278 [1]
Geography
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Nepal Peak
Location on Nepal - India border
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Nepal Peak
Nepal Peak (Nepal)
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Nepal Peak
Nepal Peak (India)
Location Nepal / Sikkim, India
Parent range Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent May 1930
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Nepal Peak is a mountain in the Himalayas. It lies on the border between Nepal and India.

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Location

The peak is located at 7,177 m (23,547 ft) above sea level in the extreme northeast of Nepal and northwest of Sikkim. It is approximately 2km southwest of Kirat Chuli. Climbers ascending Kirat Chuli from the Nepal Gap, by the southwest ridge, usually traverse the summit of Nepal Peak. [2]

Climbing history

The first ascent was made in late May 1930 by Erwin Schneider  [ de ], a member of an international expedition which included climbers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK and was led by Günter Dyhrenfurth. [3] [4] Schneider ascended Nepal Peak by himself. [5]

Until Schneider went on to make the first ascent of Jongsong Peak just a few days later on 2 June 1930, [5] Nepal Peak was the highest summit reached in the world. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nepal Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Schroter, Wolfram (1997). "Asia, India, Sikkim Himalaya, Kirat Chuli (Tent Peak), Attempt". American Alpine Journal . #39 (71). American Alpine Club. ISSN   0065-6925 . Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Smythe, Frank Sydney (1930). The Kangchenjunga Adventure. Gollancz. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kangchenjunga". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. 1 2 Dyhrenfurth, Günter (1931). "The International Himalayan expedition, 1930". Himalayan Journal . 3. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Bolinder, Anders (1968). "Height Records". In Barnes, Malcom (ed.). Mountain World 1966/7. George Allen and Unwin Ltd. p. 228. Retrieved 10 February 2025.


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