Siniolchu is one of the tallest mountains of the
India
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state
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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 ...
. The mountain is considered to be particularly aesthetically attractive, having been described by
Douglas Freshfield as "the most superb triumph of mountain architecture and the most beautiful snow mountain in the world". It is situated near the green lake adjacent to
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the ''Kangchenjunga Himal'', which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and ...
.
Climbing history
Siniolchu's summit was first scaled in 1936 by the German climbers
Karl Wien and Adi Göttner.
Later Sikkimese Everest climber
Sonam Gyatso also scaled the top and Ladakhi Everest climber Sonam Wangyal also ascended the peak.
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Mountains of Sikkim
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
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