Yalung Kang

Yalung Kang is a 8,505 m high minor summit of the massif found in the . The peak lies 1.16 km west of Kanchenjunga's main summit in Taplejung, Nepal.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,505 metres
  • Description: summit of Kanchenjunga
  • Also known as: “Kanchenjunga West” and “Kangchenjunga West”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangchenjunga South and Kangchenjunga Central.

Peak
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Peak is a 8,476-metre high subsidiary peak of , the third highest mountain in the world. The summit is located in the Himalayan range, on the border between and .

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is a peak.

Peak
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or Zemu Peak is a peak on a high ridge running east of the south summit of in the . It is located in , It is one of the highest unclimbed named peaks of the world.

Yalung Kang

Latitude
27.7052° or 27° 42′ 19″ north
Longitude
88.1378° or 88° 8′ 16″ east
Elevation
8,505 metres (27,904 feet)
Open location code
7MVCP44Q+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11867698454
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1723731
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Yalung Kang” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يالونغ كانغ”
  • Czech: “Jalung Kang”
  • French: “Kanchenjunga Ouest”
  • French: “Yalung Kang”
  • German: “Kangchendzönga-Westgipfel”
  • German: “Yalung Kang”
  • Korean: “얄룽캉”
  • Korean: “얄룽캉산”
  • Korean: “칸첸중가 서봉”
  • Polish: “Yalung Kang”
  • Ukrainian: “Ялунг-Канг”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pangpema and Khangchendzonga National Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kangbachen and Gimmigela Chuli.

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