Langtang Lirung

Langtang Lirung
Langtang Lirung in 2020
Highest point
Elevation7,234 m (23,734 ft)[1]
Ranked 99th
Prominence1,534 m (5,033 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates28°15′27″N 85°30′57″E / 28.25750°N 85.51583°E / 28.25750; 85.51583[1]
Geography
Langtang Lirung is located in Nepal
Langtang Lirung
Langtang Lirung
Nepal
LocationLangtang, Nepal
Parent rangeLangtang Himal
Climbing
First ascentOctober 24, 1978 by Seishi Wada and Pemba Tsering Sherpa
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

Langtang Lirung is the highest peak of the Langtang Himal, which is a subrange of the Nepalese Himalayas, southwest of the Eight-thousander Shishapangma. The List of the world's highest 100 mountains puts it at number 99.

  1. ^ a b c "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.