Kangtega

Kangtega, known also as The Snow Saddle, is a major mountain peak of the in . Its summit rises 6,782 metres. It was first ascended in 1963.
Wikipedia
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,782 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Kang Taiga”, “Kang Tege”, “Kangtega Mountain”, “Kantaiga”, “Kantega”, and “Kāṅtegā”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thamserku.

Peak
Photo: Moralist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the of eastern . The mountain is connected by a ridge leading eastward to Kangtega. is a prominent mountain to the east of and lies just north of Kusum Kangguru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deboche and Tengboche.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Village
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the subregion of in , located at 3,867 metres. Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, , which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region.

Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Panboche is a village in Village Development Committee of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of at an altitude of 13,074 feet.

Kangtega

Latitude
27.79302° or 27° 47′ 35″ north
Longitude
86.81748° or 86° 49′ 3″ east
Elevation
6,782 metres (22,251 feet)
Open location code
7MV8QRV8+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9606342175
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1283254
Wiki­data ID
Q527197
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Satellite Map

Discover Kangtega from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kangtega” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتينغا”
  • Bulgarian: “Кангтега”
  • Catalan: “Kangtega”
  • Cebuano: “Kangtega”
  • Chinese: “甘地嘉峰”
  • Czech: “Kangtega”
  • Czech: “Kantaiga”
  • Czech: “Kantega”
  • Danish: “Kangtega”
  • Dutch: “Kangtega”
  • Dutch: “Kantega”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاتينجا”
  • Finnish: “Kangtega”
  • French: “Kangtega”
  • French: “Kantega”
  • German: “Kangtaiga”
  • German: “Kangtega”
  • German: “Kantaiga”
  • German: “Kantega”
  • German: “Kāṅtegā”
  • Italian: “Kangtega”
  • Italian: “Kantega”
  • Ladin: “Kangtega”
  • Persian: “کانگتگا”
  • Portuguese: “Kangtega”
  • Russian: “Кангтега”
  • Spanish: “Kangtega”
  • Swedish: “Kangtega”
  • Swedish: “Kantega”
  • Ukrainian: “Кантега”
  • Venetian: “Kangtega”
  • Western Panjabi: “کانگٹیگا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deboche and Thangnak.

Notable Places Nearby

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