Kaqur Kangri

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Kaqur Kangri
height 6859  m
location Mugu District ( Nepal ),
Tibet ( PR China )
Mountains Rongla Himal ( Himalaya )
Dominance 44.61 km →  Kanjiroba
Notch height 1699 m ↓  ( 5160  m )
Coordinates 29 ° 45 '58 "  N , 82 ° 45' 6"  E Coordinates: 29 ° 45 '58 "  N , 82 ° 45' 6"  E
Kaqur Kangri (Karnali)
Kaqur Kangri
First ascent September 24, 2002 from a japan. expedition
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The Kaqur Kangri is a 6859  m high mountain in the Himalayas in the west of Nepal on the border with the autonomous region of Tibet .

The Kaqur Kangri is the highest point in the Rongla Himal massif . It is located on the watershed between the Mugu Karnali in the south and the Yarlung Tsangpo in the north.

The first ascent of Kaqur Kangri was achieved on September 24, 2002 by a group of five climbers from the Doshisha University Alpine Club .

Web links

  • Kaqur Kangri on Peakbagger.com (incorrectly referred to as Kubi Kangri)
  • Photo at mountainsoftravelphotos.com of Kaqur Kangri (incorrectly called Kubi Kangri)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  2. ^ AAJ: Asia, Tibet, Himalaya, Kaqur-Kangri First Ascent, No-Trace Efforts, and Survey of the Region