Kanchenjunga South Summit | |
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![]() Kangchenjunga South Summit and South Face of Goecha-La | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,476 m (27,808 ft) |
Prominence | 76 m (249 ft) |
Parent peak | Kanchenjunga |
Isolation | 1.13 km (0.70 mi) |
Coordinates | 27°41′30″N 88°9′15″E / 27.69167°N 88.15417°E |
Geography | |
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Parent range | Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | May 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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