Nepal Peak is a mountain in the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

. It lies on the border between

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Location

The peak is located at above sea level in the extreme northeast of

and northwest of

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

. It is approximately 2km southwest of

Kirat Chuli Kirat Chuli or Tent Peak is a mountain in the Himalayas. It lies on the border between Nepal and India. Location The peak is located at above sea level in the extreme northeast of Nepal and northwest of Sikkim. It is approximately 2km northea ...

. Climbers ascending Kirat Chuli from the Nepal Gap, by the southwest ridge, usually traverse the summit of Nepal Peak.

Climbing history

The

first ascent In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in climbing guidebook, guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century mountaineers a ...

was made in late May 1930 by , a member of an international expedition which included climbers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK and was led by Günter Dyhrenfurth. Schneider ascended Nepal Peak by himself. Until Schneider went on to make the first ascent of

Jongsong Peak Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the ''Janak'' section of the Himalayas. At it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by the 3rd highest, Kangchenjunga, to the south. Jongsong's summit is on tripoint of India, Nepal an ...

just a few days later on 2 June 1930, Nepal Peak was the highest summit reached in the world.

References

Mountains of Sikkim India–Nepal border International mountains of Asia Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas Mountains of Koshi Province Sacred mountains of Nepal {{Sikkim-geo-stub