Purkung
| Purkung | ||
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| height | 6120 m | |
| location | Manang District , Mustang ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Damodar Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 1.27 km | |
| Notch height | 250 m | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 48 '53 " N , 83 ° 59' 25" E | |
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| First ascent | August 16, 2004 by a japan. expedition | |
The Purkung (also Purkhang ) is a peak in the Himalayas in Nepal .
The Purkung has a height of 6120 m and is located in the Damodar Himal mountain range north of the Thorong La mountain pass . 3.07 km east-southeast lies the 6,465 m high Putrun Himal . The Yakawa Kang rises 4.76 km to the west .
The Purkung was started on August 16, 2004 by a Japanese mountaineering group (Satoru Endo, Hiroyasu Hatsushika, Yuichiro Ishihara, Teruyuki Iwasaki, Chizuko Kono, Teruaki Kubo, Kazuko Takano and Hiroshi Yumoto as well as the Sherpas Ang Kami, Da Chhemba, Geru, Lhakpa, Ongchu and Pem Tenji) first climbed.
Web links
- Purkhang, Nepal on Peakbagger.com (English)