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Siniolchu

Elevation
6,888 m
#144
in the world
#23
in India
1,478 m
prominence

Siniolchu is a mountain in India, rising to 6,888 m, the 23rd highest we list in India, part of the Himalayas.

Range
#30 in the range
Nearest town
56 km away
First ascent
1936
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Siniolchu

Siniolchu lies in India, in Sikkim.

Key facts

Elevation
6,888 m (22,598 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,478 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Sikkim
Coordinates
27.750, 88.317

How it ranks

Among peaks in India
#23of 56
LargestSmallest
In the Himalayas
#30of 47
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#144of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Tent Peak7,362 m13 km
Nepāl Peak7,177 m14 km
Pyramid Peak6,211 m15 km
Gimmigela Chuli I7,350 m16 km
Kañchanjaṅghā South8,393 m17 km
Kangchenjunga8,586 m18 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Siniolchu.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
GangtokIndia100,28656 km
DārjilingIndia123,79780 km
KālimpongIndia43,00086 km
KurseongIndia46,42797 km
IlāmNepal17,491101 km

About this mountain

At 6,888 m, Siniolchu in Sikkim ranks 23rd among India's peaks. Its topographic prominence of 1,478 m indicates substantial elevation above the lowest saddle to higher ground. The nearest higher peaks are Tent Peak at 12.7 km away (7,362 m) and Gimmigela Chuli I at 15.6 km away (7,350 m). The first recorded ascent was in 1936.

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

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Kangchenjunga8,586 m
3Nanda Devi7,816 m
4Kāmet7,756 m
5Saser Kangri7,672 m
6Jongsong Peak7,462 m
7Kabru7,412 m
8Tent Peak7,362 m
9Gimmigela Chuli I7,350 m
10Tāluṅ7,262 m
11Domekhāṅ7,221 m

Common questions

How tall is Siniolchu?
Siniolchu rises to 6,888 m (22,598 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Siniolchu?
Siniolchu is in India, in Sikkim.
Where does Siniolchu rank?
It is the 23rd highest of the 56 peaks we list in India, and #144 worldwide.
When was Siniolchu first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1936.
What is the nearest city to Siniolchu?
Gangtok, India, about 56 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.