| Kun Peak | |
|---|---|
 Kun Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,077 m (23,219 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°0′46.80″N 76°3′24.63″E / 34.0130000°N 76.0568417°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Kun Peak Kun Peak on a map of Ladakh | |
| Location | Suru Valley, Kargil, Ladakh, India |
| Parent range | Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 by Mario Piacenza and Lorenzo Borelli, Italy |
| Easiest route | Northeast Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb |
The Kun Peak is a part of Nun Kun mountain massif in Ladakh, India. It is the second highest summit of the massif with elevation of 23,219 ft (7,077 metres) in the western Himalayan Range, located near the Suru valley, on the road connecting Kargil and Zanskar.[2] It is located about 61 km south of Kargil and 141 km west of Leh.
The Kun Peak is located north of Nun Peak 23,409 ft (7,135 metres) which is the highest summit of the massif and is separated from it by a snowy plateau of 4 km in length, in the northeast just at a distance of 2 km rises another peak of the massif known as Pinnacle Peak 22,740 ft (6,930 metres).
- ^ a b "The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Summit on Kargil Zanaskar road". indiatravelogue.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.