Melunghi Kang

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Melunghi Kang
Gangkhar Kangri (in the center of the picture), Melunghi Kang on the right

Gangkhar Kangri (in the center of the picture), Melunghi Kang on the right

height 6902  m
location Bhutan , Tibet Autonomous Region ( People's Republic of China )
Mountains Himalayas
Dominance 5.58 km →  Gangkhar Puensum
Notch height 450 m ↓  (6450 m)
Coordinates 28 ° 4 '3 "  N , 90 ° 30' 27"  O Coordinates: 28 ° 4 '3 "  N , 90 ° 30' 27"  O
Melunghi Kang (Bhutan)
Melunghi Kang
First ascent unclimbed

The Melunghi Kang is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Bhutan and the People's Republic of China .

The mountain is considered to be one of the highest unclimbed peaks on earth.

There are different indications of its altitude: 6902  m and 7000  m . A ridge leads to the west to the 7570  m high Gangkhar Puensum .

Individual evidence

  1. peakware Highest Unclimbed Peaks at peakware.com