Ponggen Dopku

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Ponggen Dopku
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 5,928 m (19,449 ft) [1]
Prominence 742 m (2,434 ft) [1]
Isolation 6.4 km (4.0 mi) [1]
Coordinates 28°09′44″N85°36′48″E / 28.162199°N 85.61327°E / 28.162199; 85.61327 [1]
Geography
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Ponggen Dopku
Location in Nepal
Ponggen Dopku
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Location Langtang
Country Nepal
Province Bagmati
District Rasuwa
Protected area Langtang National Park [1]
Parent range Himalayas
Jugal Himal [2]

Ponggen Dopku, also spelled Pongen Dopku, is a mountain in Nepal.

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Description

Ponggen Dopku is a 5,928-metre (19,449-foot) glaciated summit in the Nepali Himalayas. The elevation has also been reported as 5,930 metres. [3] The peak is situated 55 kilometres (34 mi) north-northeast of Kathmandu above the Langtang Valley of Langtang National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Trishuli River via Lānṭān Kholā. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 metres (6,561 ft) above the Langtang Valley in 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi). The nearest higher peak is Ganchenpo, 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the east. [1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ponggen Dopku is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [4] Weather systems coming off the Bay of Bengal are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Mid-June through early-August is the monsoon season.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pongen Dopku, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. Bill O'Connor, The Trekking Peaks of Nepal, The Mountaineers Books, 1989, ISBN   9780898866766, p. 93–94.
  3. Peter Gebel, Nepal. Langtang-Gosainkund-Trekking Tour, Books on Demand, 2015, ISBN   9783738687392, p. 115.
  4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.