Kellas Peak
| Kellas Peak | ||
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| height | 6680 m | |
| location |
North Sikkim ( India ), Tibet ( PR China ) |
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| Mountains | Janak Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 2.88 km → Lhonak Peak | |
| Notch height | 337 m ↓ Kellas Col ( 6343 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 55 '6 " N , 88 ° 7' 5" E | |
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| First ascent | unclimbed | |
The Kellas Peak is a mountain summit in the eastern main ridge of the Himalayas on the border between Sikkim ( India ) and Tibet ( China ).
The summit was named in honor of the Scottish mountain pioneer Alexander Mitchell Kellas . The Kellas Peak has a height of 6680 m and is located in the extreme northeast of the Janak Himal mountain range . The 6120 m high Lhonak La separates the Kellas Peak from the northern Lhonak Peak ( 6710 m ). To the south, the Kellas Col ( 6343 m ) separates the Kellas Peak from a previously unnamed 6640 m high secondary peak of the Jongsang Ri ( 7459 m ), 4.41 km southeast . On the east flank of Kellas Peak, the Middle Lhonak Glacier flows in an easterly direction. A tributary glacier of the Lashar glacier extends on the southwest and northwest side of Kellas Peak .
Ascent history
Kellas Peak has not yet been climbed.
Web links
- Photo by Kellas Peak in Himalayan Journal, 2010, vol. 66: Kellas Peak Revisited
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kellas Peak Revisited . Himalayan Journal, 2010, vol. 66.