Kangto (also known as Kanggardo Rize) at is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the
India
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n state of
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
and it shares its border with the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. I ...
of
China
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.
It is the highest point in
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
. The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Lada circle of
East Kameng district
East Kameng district is one of districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern, India. It shares an international border with China in the north and district borders with West Kameng district to the west, Pakke-Kessang district to the sou ...
of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in
Cona County
Tsona County () or
Cona County () is a county in Shannan prefecture in southern part of Tibet region of China. The county lies immediately to the north of the McMahon Line agreed as the mutual border between British India and Tibet in 1914. Chi ...
of
Shannan Prefecture
ShannanThe official spelling according to (), also romanized from Tibetan as Lhoka (; ), is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Shannan includes Gonggar County within its jurisdiction with Gongkar Chö Mon ...
, Tibet.
It is a
virgin peak. Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the
Kameng river
The Kameng River (previously named Bharali River, now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jiabharali (Jia Bharali) in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow-capped Gori Chen ...
in
East Kameng
East Kameng district is one of districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern, India. It shares an international border with China in the north and district borders with West Kameng district to the west, Pakke-Kessang district to the sou ...
district.
A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017. All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.
See also
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List of Ultras of the Himalayas
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in the Himalayas. Listed separately, to the west and north-west are the Karakoram and Hindu Kush Ultras, and while to the north-east and east a ...
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Chiumo
Chiumo (also known as Chumo or Chomo in Tibet) also known as Khyarisatam by Nyishi people and Kawang Gyang by Puroik people in Arunachal Pradesh; is a mountain peak located at above sea level on the McMahon Line, which runs between the state of ...
References
External links
"Kangtö, China" on Peakbagger
Mountains of Tibet
Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas
Mountains of Arunachal Pradesh
Highest points of Indian states and union territories
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