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Chomo Yummo

Coordinates: 28°2′1″N 88°32′42″E / 28.03361°N 88.54500°E / 28.03361; 88.54500
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Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo from near Gurudongmar Lake
Highest point
Elevation6,829[1] m (22,405 ft)
Prominence1,557 m (5,108 ft)
Coordinates28°2′1″N 88°32′42″E / 28.03361°N 88.54500°E / 28.03361; 88.54500
Geography
Chomo Yummo is located in Sikkim
Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo is located in India
Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo (India)
Parent rangeHimalayas

Chomo Yummo (Chinese: 卓木玉莫峰; pinyin: Zhuōmù yùmò fēng) is a 6,829 m (22,405 ft) mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Sikkim in India and Tibet in China.

The term Chomo means "goddess" or "lady" in Tibetan.[2]

History

Chomo Yummo was first climbed in 1911 by the Scottish alpinist Alexander Kellas with the help of sherpas.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://peakvisor.com/peak/chomo-yummo.html
  2. ^ McCue, Gary (1 October 2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-59485-266-4. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199727100/Asia-India-Sikkim-Himalaya-Northern-Sikkim-Various-Ascents