Kangchenjunga South

Kanchenjunga South Summit
Kangchenjunga South Summit and South Face of Goecha-La
Highest point
Elevation8,476 m (27,808 ft)
Prominence76 m (249 ft)
Parent peakKanchenjunga
Isolation1.13 km (0.70 mi)
Coordinates27°41′30″N 88°9′15″E / 27.69167°N 88.15417°E / 27.69167; 88.15417
Geography
Kanchenjunga South Summit is located in India
Kanchenjunga South Summit
Kanchenjunga South Summit
Kanchenjunga South Summit is located in Nepal
Kanchenjunga South Summit
Kanchenjunga South Summit
Kanchenjunga South Summit (Nepal)
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentMay 19, 1978 by Eugeniusz Chrobak and Wojciech Wróż

Kanchenjunga South Peak is a 8,476 m high subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

The summit is located in the Himalayan range, on the border between Nepal and India. A ridge leads north over the middle peak to the main peak of Kangchenjunga. To the east, a ridge branches off to Zemu Kang (7,730 m). To the south, the ridge continues over Hogsback Peak (7,379 m) and Talung (7,349 m) to Kabru.


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