# Pisang Peak

_Mountain in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/pisang-peak
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Pisang Peak (Jong Ri) is a pyramidal trekking peak above Pisang, a village on the Annapurna Circuit, within the Manang District, northern Nepal. It was first climbed by a German Expedition in 1955.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** trekking peak; mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18388748#P31))
- **Elevation:** 6,091 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18388748#P2044))
- **Mountain range:** Damodar Himal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18388748#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 28.6461, 84.1883

## About

In 1994, Pisang Peak became the site of what has been called the "Pisang Tragedy", one of Nepal's worst climbing disasters. On November 13, 1994, 11 people, including nine Germans, one Swiss and one Nepalese died in an avalanche. After reaching the summit, the climbing party started a windslab avalanche, which swept the group over 600 meters to their deaths. The entire expedition party was killed in the accident. One week later, a rescue team found the bodies of the climbers huddled together on the snowfield.

## Questions

**What is the elevation of Pisang Peak?**  
Pisang Peak is at an elevation of 6,091 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pisang Peak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisang_Peak) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q18388748](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18388748) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Naar fields and Pisang Peak.jpg by Mark Horrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naar_fields_and_Pisang_Peak.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pisang Peak, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Naar fields and Pisang Peak.jpg — Mark Horrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Pisang Peak". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/pisang-peak. Retrieved 5 November 2026.