Kumbhakarna Mountain
Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu (Limbu: Phoktanglungma) 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.
| Kumbhakarna | |
|---|---|
| Jannu | |
Jannu from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,710 m (25,300 ft) Ranked 32nd |
| Prominence | 1,035 m (3,396 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°40′58″N 88°02′45″E |
| Geography | |
Kumbhakarna Location in Nepal | |
| Location | Eastern Nepal |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | April 27–28, 1962 by René Desmaison, Paul Keller, Robert Paragot, Gyalzen Mitchung Sherpa, Lionel Terray, André Bertraud, Jean Bouvier, Pierre Leroux, Yves Pollet-Villard, Jean Ravier and Wangdi Sherpa |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
The official name of this peak is Kumbhakarna, but the designation Jannu is still better known. It is called Phoktanglungma, literally "mountain with shoulders" (phoktang means "shoulder" and lungma means "mountain"), in the Limbu language, and is sacred in the Kirant religion.
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