Kangto

Kangto (also known as Kanggardo Rize) at 7,060 metres (23,163 ft) is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and it shares its border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.[2] It is the highest point in Arunachal Pradesh.[3] The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Sawa circle of East Kameng district of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in Cona County of Shannan Prefecture, Tibet.

Kangto
Kanggardo Rize
Highest point
Elevation7,060 m (23,160 ft) [1]
Prominence2,195 m (7,201 ft) [2]
ListingUltra
List of Indian states and territories by highest point
Coordinates27°51′54″N 92°31′57″E [2]
Geography
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LocationArunachal Pradesh, India
Parent rangeEastern Himalayas

It is a virgin peak. Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the Kameng river in East Kameng district.

A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017.[4] All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.[5][6][7]

See also

List of Ultras of the Himalayas

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. "Governor flagged off Mount Kangto expedition" (PDF). arunachalpradesh.gov.in. 29 September 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. IANS (5 May 2017). "Arunachal CM receives Mt Kangto exploration team". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. "ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base". The Hindu. PTI. 6 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Desai, Shweta (20 November 2016). "ITBP's Mt Kangto expedition in Arunachal may annoy China". DNA India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. "ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2020.


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