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Porong Ri

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Location
  
Tibet, China

Easiest route
  
snow/ice climb

First ascent
  
1982

Mountain range
  
Himalayas

Parent range
  
Langtang Himalayas

Elevation
  
7,292 m

Prominence
  
520 m

Parent peak
  
Shishapangma

Porong Ri

Similar
  
Kangpenqing, Shishapangma, Molamenqing, Yutmaru Sar, Labuche Kang

Porong Ri is a mountain in the Langtang region of the Himalayas. At 7,292 m (23,924 ft) it is the 86th highest mountain in the world. The peak is located in Tibet, China, at about one kilometre northeast of the Nepal border.

Map of Porong Ri, Nyalam, Xigaze, China

Porong Ri was first climbed in 1982 by a Japanese expedition team.

References

Porong Ri Wikipedia