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The Kun Peak is a part of Nun Kun mountain massif in Ladakh, India. It is the second highest summit of the massif with elevation of 23,219 ft (7,077 metres) in the western Himalayan Range, located near the Suru valley, on the road connecting Kargil and Zanskar.[2] It is located about 61 km south of Kargil and 141 km west of Leh.

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Kun Peak
Kun Peak
Highest point
Elevation	7,077 m (23,219 ft)[1]
Prominence	997 m (3,271 ft)
Coordinates	34°0′46.80″N 76°3′24.63″E[1]
Geography
Kun Peak Kun Peak on a map of Ladakh
Location	Suru Valley, Kargil, Ladakh, India
Parent range	Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	1913 by Mario Piacenza and Lorenzo Borelli, Italy
Easiest route	Northeast Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb

The Kun Peak is located north of Nun Peak 23,409 ft (7,135 metres) which is the highest summit of the massif and is separated from it by a snowy plateau of 4 km in length, in the northeast just at a distance of 2 km rises another peak of the massif known as Pinnacle Peak 22,740 ft (6,930 metres).

Mountaineering

The Nun Kun massif was first sighted in 1898 and three visits by Arthur Neve, in 1902, 1904, and 1910. In 1903, Dutch mountaineer Dr. H. Sillem investigated the massif and discovered the high plateau between the peaks; he reached an altitude of 6,400 m (21,000 ft) on Nun. In 1906, the Pinnacle Peak was first ascended by a noted explorer couple Fanny Bullock Workman and her husband William Hunter Workman.[3] They also toured extensively through the massif and produced a map; however, controversy surrounded the Workmans' claims, and few trigonometrical points were given for the region, so that the map they produced was not usable.[4] The Kun Peak was first successfully climbed by an Italian mountaineering team led by Mario Piacenza, Lorenzo Borelli in 1913.[5]

The massif is accessed by 210 kilometers by road from Srinagar NH 1D up to Kargil and then 80 kilometers via Kargil Zanskar road.

References

External links

• Suru and Zanskar valley
• Kun Expedition
• Topography of Nun Kun ex Geographical Journal 1920

На других языках

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[de] Kun (Berg)

Der Kun (auch Mt. Kun oder Kun Peak) ist ein 7077 m hoher Berg im Himalaya.

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- [en] Kun Peak

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[es] Pico Kun

El pico Kun es una parte del macizo montañoso de Nun Kun. Es la segunda cumbre más alta del macizo con una elevación de 7.077 metros en la cordillera oriental del Himalaya, situada cerca del valle de Suru, en la carretera de Kargil Zanskar [1] a 80 kilómetros al oeste de la ciudad de Kargil y a 290 kilómetros al este de Srinagar, la capital de verano de Jammu y Cachemira.

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[ru] Кун (гора)

Кун (англ. Kun Peak) — гора в Гималаях. Является частью горного массива Нун-Кун. Расположена недалеко от долины Суру, в 80 километрах к западу от города Каргил и в 290 километрах к востоку от Сринагара.

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