Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu is the 32nd-highest mountain in the world. It is an important western outlier of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak. Kumbhakarna is a large and steep peak in its own right, and has numerous challenging climbing routes.
Elevation: 7,710 m (25,300 ft)
Location: Eastern Nepal
Prominence: 1,035 m (3,396 ft)
Listing: List of mountains in Nepal
Parent range: Himalayas
First ascent: April 27–28, 1962 by René Desmaison, Paul Keller, Robert Paragot, Gyalzen Mitchung Sherpa, Lionel Terray, André Bertraud, Jean Bouvier, Pierre Leroux, Yves Pollet-Villard, Jean Ravier and Wangdi Sherpa
Easiest route: rock/snow/ice climb
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