Kangchenjunga
Also known as Kañchanjaṅghā (India)
Kangchenjunga is a mountain in Nepal and India, rising to 8,586 m, the 2nd highest in Nepal, part of the Himalayas.
Where it is
Kangchenjunga sits on the border between Nepal and India, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kañchanjaṅghā South | 8,393 m | 1.6 km |
| Kāṅbāchen | 7,835 m | 3.9 km |
| Gimmigela Chuli I | 7,350 m | 4.3 km |
| Tāluṅ | 7,262 m | 5.6 km |
| Nepāl Peak | 7,177 m | 8.9 km |
| Kabru | 7,412 m | 10 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Kangchenjunga.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangtok | India | 100,286 | 62 km |
| Dārjiling | India | 123,797 | 76 km |
| Kālimpong | India | 43,000 | 88 km |
| Ilām | Nepal | 17,491 | 91 km |
| Kurseong | India | 46,427 | 92 km |
About this mountain
At 8,586 m, this peak on the Nepal–India border ranks third among the 14,634 peaks in the dataset and second within Nepal. Its topographic prominence of 3,922 m—the height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground—reflects the distance to the nearest higher summit, 124 km away. Kañchanjaṅghā South lies 1.6 km distant at 8,393 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1955.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Everest | 8,848 m |
| 2 | Kangchenjunga | 8,586 m |
| 3 | Lhotse | 8,516 m |
| 4 | Makālu | 8,463 m |
| 5 | Cho Oyu | 8,188 m |
| 6 | Dhaulāgiri | 8,167 m |
| 7 | Manāslu | 8,163 m |
| 8 | Annapurna I | 8,091 m |
| 9 | Annapurna II | 7,937 m |
| 10 | Ngozumpa Kang I | 7,916 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Kangchenjunga?
- Kangchenjunga rises to 8,586 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Kangchenjunga?
- Kangchenjunga sits on the border between Nepal and India.
- Where does Kangchenjunga rank?
- It is the 2nd highest of the 61 peaks we list in Nepal, and #3 worldwide.
- When was Kangchenjunga first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1955.
- What is the nearest city to Kangchenjunga?
- Gangtok, India, about 62 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.