Pisang Peak

Pisang Peak
Jong Ri
Chorten with Pisang Peak in background
Highest point
Elevation 6,091 m (19,984 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains in Nepal
Coordinates 28°38′48″N 84°11′09″E / 28.6466025°N 84.1859311°E / 28.6466025; 84.1859311Coordinates: 28°38′48″N 84°11′09″E / 28.6466025°N 84.1859311°E / 28.6466025; 84.1859311
Geography
Parent range Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent 1955 by a German team
Easiest route Scramble/glacier/ice climb

Pisang Peak (Jong Ri) is a pyramidal trekking peak above Pisang, a village on the Annapurna Circuit, within the Manang District, northern Nepal. It was first climbed by a German Expedition in 1955.[2]

References

  1. "NMA Peaks". Nepal Mountaineering Association. 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. "Pisang". Nepal Mountaineering Association. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
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