Kula Kangri
Kula Kangri | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,528 m (24,698 ft)[1][2] Ranked 46th |
Prominence | 1,654 m (5,427 ft)[1][2] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°13′39″N 90°37′00″E / 28.22750°N 90.61667°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Tibet, People's Republic of China, and Kingdom of Bhutan |
Parent range | Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1986 |
Kula Kangri is claimed by many authorities to be the highest mountain in Bhutan but this is disputed by others, who claim that Kula Kangri is wholly in Tibet. The mountain is part of the Bhutan Himalaya.
Chinese and Japanese authorities claim nearby Gangkhar Puensum is higher, and the claim that Kula Kangri is in or on the border with Bhutan is challenged.[citation needed]
Climbing history
The first ascent was by a combined Japanese and Chinese team in 1986.[3]
See also
- List of countries by highest point
- List of highest mountains
- List of Ultras of the Himalayas
- Mountains of Bhutan
References
- ^ a b "Kula Kangri, China" on Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ a b c "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ Hirai, Kazumasa (1987). "The Ascent Of Kula Kangri From Tibet". Japanese Alpine News. 43. Retrieved 18 September 2014.