Ngoyumba Kang

Details

Elevation (feet): 25971
Elevation (meters): 7916
Continent: Asia
Country:
Range/Region: Himalaya
Range/Region: Central Nepal Himalaya
Latitude: 28.105903
Longitude: 86.684103
Difficulty: Major Mountain Expedition
Best months for climbing: Sep, Oct
Year first climbed: 1965
First successful climber(s): Japanese Expedition
Nearest major airport: Kathmandu

Thanks to Frank Verwys for adding this peak.

Description

This peak is just the extension of Cho Oyu's NE-ridge. Ngojumba Kang has three peaks; the lowest peak has not been climbed yet. Of its slopes flows the Khumbu region's largest glacier: the Ngojumba glacier. Although it is among the 20 highest peaks in the world, this mountain is not climbed often.

Thanks to Frank Verwys for this description.

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