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Loengpogang
Details
| Elevation (feet): | 23239 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 7083 |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Range/Region: | Himalaya |
| Range/Region: | Central Nepal Himalaya |
| Latitude: | 28.2 |
| Longitude: | 85.8 |
| Difficulty: | Major Mountain Expedition |
| Best months for climbing: | Apr, May, Sep, Oct |
| Year first climbed: | 1962 |
| First successful climber(s): | Yasuhisa and Morita, (Japanese expedition) |
| Nearest major airport: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Convenient Center: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Description
Loengpogang is the highest peak of the remote Jugal Himal. Its name means Big White Peak, a name which accurately describes this glacier-clad mountain, whose ice-falls, avalanches and crevasses have caused problems for climbers, including death by avalanche in 1957 to the first party who ever attempted the peak. . Like the other peaks of the Jugal, its north face is especially severe.
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