Kirat Chuli

Kirat Chuli or Tent Peak is a mountain in the Himalayas. It lies on the border between Nepal and India.

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Tent Peak Kirat
Kirat Chuli (left) and Nepal Peak (right)
Highest point
Elevation7,365 m (24,163 ft)[1]
Prominence1,168 m (3,832 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Nepal
Coordinates27°47′N 88°12′E[1]
Geography
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Location on Nepal - India border
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Kirat Chuli Kirat Chuli (Nepal)
LocationNepal / Sikkim, India
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

The first ascent to the summit was made by Ernst Grob, Herbert Paidar, and Ludwig Schmaderer in 1939.

Kirat People or Kirati Limbu Kirat Mundhum Kirat Chuli name in the Limbu language God Kirat and is believed to be an abode of the omnipotent goddess Yuma Sammang of Sikkim Limbu People.

See also

References

  1. "Kirat Chuli". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.


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