Where is Kumbhakarna Mountain located?

Kumbhakarna Mountain is located in Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

What is the elevation of Kumbhakarna Mountain?

Kumbhakarna Mountain is at an elevation of 7,711 m above sea level.

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Kumbhakarna Mountain

कुम्भकर्ण हिमाल

Mountain of the Himalayas

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Phaaktanglungma or Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu or (Limbu: ᤑᤥᤰᤋᤠᤱᤗᤢᤱᤔᤠ, Phaaktanglungma; in Limbu) 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. A subsidiary peak, found on the east face of the mountain, Jannu East was known until 2025 as one of the last unclimbed peaks in the Himalayas.

Quick facts

Type: mountain wd
Located in: Taplejung District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Elevation: 7,711 m wd
Prominence: 1,036 m wd
Mountain range: Himalayas wd
Coordinates: 27.6667° N, 88.0333° E wd

About

The official name of this peak is Kumbhakarna, but the designation Jannu is still better known. It is called Phoktanglungma by the native population, literally "mountain with shoulders" (phoktang means "shoulder" and lungma means "mountain"), in the Limbu language, and is sacred in the yuma religion.

Nearby places

2011 Sikkim earthquake — 7 km
Kabru — 9 km
Kangbachen — 9 km
Yalung Kang — 11 km
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area — 12 km
Kangchenjunga — 12 km

Questions

Where is Kumbhakarna Mountain located?: Kumbhakarna Mountain is located in Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal.
What is the elevation of Kumbhakarna Mountain?: Kumbhakarna Mountain is at an elevation of 7,711 m above sea level.

Sources

Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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