Kangchenjunga South

Kangchenjunga South Summit
Kangchenjunga South Summit and South Face of Goecha-La
Highest point
Elevation8,476 m (27,808 ft)
Prominence76 m (249 ft)
Parent peakKangchenjunga
Isolation1.13 km (0.70 mi)
Coordinates27°41′30″N 88°9′15″E / 27.69167°N 88.15417°E / 27.69167; 88.15417
Geography
16km
9.9miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
45
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).
Location
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentMay 19, 1978 by Eugeniusz Chrobak and Wojciech Wróż

Kangchenjunga South Peak is a 8,476-metre (27,808 ft) high subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

The summit is located in the Himalayan range, on the border between Nepal and India. A ridge leads north over the middle peak to the main peak of Kangchenjunga. To the east, a ridge branches off to Zemu Kang (7,730 m). To the south, the ridge continues over Hogsback Peak (7,379 m) and Talung (7,349 m) to Kabru.