Nepal Peak
| Nepal Peak | ||
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 Nepal Peak (right) and Kirat Chuli (left) |
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| height | 7177 m | |
| location |
Taplejung ( Nepal ), North Sikkim ( India ) |
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| Mountains | Kangchenjunga Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 1.61 km → Kirat Chuli | |
| Notch height | 177 m | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 46 '36 " N , 88 ° 10' 59" E | |
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| First ascent | May 24, 1930 by Erwin Schneider | |
The Nepal Peak ( peak English for "summit") is a mountain peak in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Sikkim ( India ).
The 7177 m high Nepal Peak is located 8.91 km north of the eight-thousander Kangchenjunga . It is a secondary peak of the 1.61 km northeast of Kirat Chuli ( Tent Peak ). In between there is a saddle about 7000 m high. To the south the ridge drops to the 6194 m high mountain pass Nepal Gap and then climbs up again to the 7,350 m high Gimmigela Chuli ( The Twins ).
The Nepal Peak was first climbed single-handedly by the Austrian Erwin Schneider on May 24, 1930 as part of a German-Austrian expedition .
Web links
Commons : Nepal Peak - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Nepal Peak on Peakbagger.com (English)