Langtang Lirung | |
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![]() Langtang Lirung in 2020 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,234 m (23,734 ft)[1] Ranked 99th |
Prominence | 1,534 m (5,033 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°15′27″N 85°30′57″E / 28.25750°N 85.51583°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Langtang, Nepal |
Parent range | Langtang Himal |
Climbing | |
First ascent | October 24, 1978 by Seishi Wada and Pemba Tsering Sherpa |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Langtang Lirung is the highest peak of the Langtang Himal, which is a subrange of the Nepalese Himalayas, southwest of the Eight-thousander Shishapangma. It is listed as the 99th highest mountain in the world.