Liankang Kangri | |
Other Name: | Gangkhar Puensum North |
Elevation M: | 7534 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 234 |
Range: | Himalayas |
Listing: | Mountains of Bhutan |
Location: | Bhutan–China border |
Map: | China Tibet topography#China#Bhutan |
Mapframe: | no |
Coordinates: | 28.0639°N 90.4431°W |
First Ascent: | 5 May 1999 |
Liangkang Kangri (also known as Gangkhar Puensum North and Liankang Kangri) is a mountain peak in the Himalayas on the border between Bhutan and China, as well as at the southeastern end of territory claimed by both countries. Liangkang Kangri is high.[1] To the south, a ridge leads to the 7570m (24,840feet) Gangkhar Puensum to the south-southeast.[1] Due to the low saddle height of,[1] Liangkang Kangri is not regarded as an independent mountain. There is westward a ridge that extends to several peaks that are around high.[1] The Liangkanggletscher on the northwest flank and the Namsanggletscher on the eastern flank of Liangkang Kangri form the headwaters of the Lhobrak Chhu, a source river of Kuri Chhu. The glacier on the southwest flank belongs to the catchment area of Angde Chhu.
The first ascent of Liankang Kangri was by a 5-member party led by the Japanese mountaineer Kiyohiko Suzuki on 9 May 1999.[2] According to them, Liankang Kangri was the second highest unclimbed mountain in the world, after Gangkhar Puensum.[3] Team member Tamotsu Nakamura commented to the BBC after the party's success, “As I cannot disclose an inside story behind the sudden cancellation, I write only the reason why the permit was withdrawn because of a political issue with [the] Bhutan government. (...) I regret that Liangkang Kangri is not an outstanding summit."[4]