Lhonak Peak
| Lhonak Peak | ||
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| height | 6710 m | |
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North Sikkim ( India ), Tibet ( PR China ) |
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| Mountains | Chorten Nyima Group ( Himalayas ) | |
| Dominance | 3.39 km → Western sub-peak of Chorten Nyima | |
| Notch height | 460 m ↓ north of Lhonak Peak ( 6250 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 56 '16 " N , 88 ° 8' 13" E | |
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| First ascent | October 13, 1930 by GB Gourlay , W. Eversden and the Sherpas Nima and Lewa | |
The Lhonak Peak is a mountain summit in the eastern main ridge of the Himalayas on the border of Sikkim in India and Tibet in China .
Lhonak Peak has a height of 6710 m and is located in the west of the Chorten-Nyima group . The 6120 m high Lhonak La separates the Lhonak Peak from the southern Kellas Peak ( 6680 m ). The seven-thousander Jongsang Ri rises further south . In the northeast of Lhonak Peak is the Chorten Nyima . The Northern Lhonak Glacier flows on the northeast flank of Lhonak Peak and the Middle Lhonak Glacier on the southeast flank . A tributary glacier of the Lashar Glacier extends on the west side of Lhonak Peak .
Ascent history
Lhonak Peak was first climbed on October 13, 1930 by GB Gourlay and W. Eversden and the Sherpas Nima and Lewa .
On July 19, 1933, Eric Shipton , accompanied by a Sherpa, made the second ascent of Lhonak Peak.
Web links
- Photo of Lhonak Peak in Himalayan Journal, 2010, vol. 66: Kellas Peak Revisited
Individual evidence
- ^ Lhonak, 1930 . The Himalayan Journal, vol. 4, 1932.
- ↑ The Lhonak La . The Himalayan Journal, vol. 6, 1934.