Kumbhakarna Mountain

#46 among destinations in Nepal

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu is the 32nd-highest mountain in the world. It is an important western outlier of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak. Kumbhakarna is a large and steep peak in its own right, and has numerous challenging climbing routes. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1962Elevation: 25295 ftProminence: 3396 ftCoordinates: 27°40'58"N, 88°2'45"E

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EastNepal

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Kumbhakarna Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kangchenjunga, Kabru.

5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kangchenjunga
140 min walk • Kangchenjunga, also spelt Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal delimited in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kabru
141 min walk • Kabru is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border of eastern Nepal and India. It is part of a ridge that extends south from Kangchenjunga and is the southernmost 7,000 metres peak in the world.