# Kumbhakarna Mountain

_Mountain of the Himalayas_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Phaaktanglungma or Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu or 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414#P31))
- **Located in:** Taplejung District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414#P131))
- **Elevation:** 7,711 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 1,036 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Himalayas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6667, 88.0333

## 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.

## Related

- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)
- [Taplejung District](https://diginpl.com/places/taplejung-district)
- [Himalayas](https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kumbhakarna Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbhakarna_Mountain) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कुम्भकर्ण हिमाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1237414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1237414) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jannu from the Sinelapche Pass.jpg by Jankovoy (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jannu_from_the_Sinelapche_Pass.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kumbhakarna Mountain, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jannu from the Sinelapche Pass.jpg — Jankovoy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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"Kumbhakarna Mountain". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/kumbhakarna-mountain. Retrieved 21 October 2026.