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Kanchenjunga
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Kirat Chuli
Himalayas · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate
Kanchenjunga West
8,505 mSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation8,505 mabove sea level
Prominence135 mindependent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul1°average high
27.71° N, 88.14° EElevation 8,505 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit8,505 m
- Mid-mountain7,910 m
- Valley7,305 m
Freezing level in October: 7,350 m
iThe mountain
Kanchenjunga West in brief
Kanchenjunga West rises to 8,505 m in the Himalayas, Nepal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 135 m.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 1°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to August.
Facts
- Elevation
- 8,505 m · 27,904 ft
- Prominence
- 135 m
- Range
- Himalayas
- Country
- Nepal
- Coordinates
- 27.7052, 88.1367
- Nearest airport
- Taplejung Airport (TPJ) · 59 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Kanchenjunga West by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -13° | -13° | -10° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -11° |
| Average low | -19° | -19° | -16° | -12° | -8° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -5° | -10° | -14° | -16° |
| Precipitation | 60 mm | 84 mm | 141 mm | 248 mm | 336 mm | 552 mm | 828 mm | 772 mm | 557 mm | 208 mm | 47 mm | 42 mm |
| Cloud cover | 17% | 20% | 21% | 25% | 28% | 51% | 75% | 73% | 50% | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Daylight | 10h 34 | 11h 13 | 11h 58 | 12h 49 | 13h 30 | 13h 53 | 13h 44 | 13h 09 | 12h 21 | 11h 32 | 10h 48 | 10h 24 |
| Month score | 42 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 46 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 6,000 m | 6,000 m | 6,450 m | 7,000 m | 7,700 m | 8,250 m | 8,400 m | 8,350 m | 8,050 m | 7,350 m | 6,750 m | 6,400 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Kanchenjunga West in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NepalPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchenjunga | 8,586 m | 3,922 m | 1.1 km E | 1° |
| Kangchenjunga South | 8,476 m | 76 m | 2.3 km SE | 2° |
| Kangbachen | 7,902 m | 103 m | 2.9 km NW | -1° |
| Zemu Gap Peak | 7,780 m | – | 4.2 km SE | 2° |
| Jannu | 7,711 m | 1,036 m | 11 km SW | 3° |
| Jongsong Peak | 7,462 m | 1,256 m | 20 km N | -6° |
| Kabru | 7,412 m | 720 m | 8.0 km S | 5° |
| Kirat Chuli | 7,365 m | 1,168 m | 11 km NE | 1° |