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{{short description|Mountain in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Chiling I and II
| other_name =
| photo = Chiling I and II.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect
| elevation_m = 6349
| elevation_ref =<ref name=explorersweb>{{cite web|url=https://explorersweb.com/2024-cutting-edge-grants-part-5-chiling-ii/|title=Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 5: Chiling II|first=Kris|last=Annapurna|date=July 13, 2024|website=explorersweb.com|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref><ref name=aaj_2019>{{cite aaj|article_id=13201214795|title=Chiling I, East Ridge, and the Enigma of Z2|first=Lindsay|last=Griffin|year=2019|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 851
| prominence_ref=<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/chiling-i.html|title=Chiling-I|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>
| isolation_km = 9.17
| isolation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/>
| parent_peak = Doda<ref name=peakvisor/>
| range = [[Himalayas]]<br />[[Western Himalayas]]
| location = [[Kashmir]]
| country = [[India]]
| region_type = Union territory
| region = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] / [[Ladakh]]
| district = [[Kargil district|Kargil]]
| part_type = Protected area
| part =
| map = India
| map_caption = Location in India
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Chiling I and II
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.811614|N|76.161275|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/>
| first_ascent = 1977
| rock = [[Granite]]<ref name=explorersweb/>
}}

'''Chiling I and II''' is a mountain on the border of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]] in northern [[India]].

==Description==
Chiling is a {{Convert|6349|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glaciated [[double summit]] in the [[Himalayas]]. The lower peak, Chiling II, rises to an elevation of 6,253 metres and is 790 metres north of Chiling I.<ref name=explorersweb/><ref name=peakvisor2>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/chiling-ii.html|title=Chiling-II|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref> The remote mountain is situated {{convert|53|km|mi}} south of the city of [[Kargil]], and north of [[Kishtwar National Park]]. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's slopes drains into the [[Chenab River]] drainage basin and the [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] drainage basin. [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the summit rises 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) above the Chiling Glacier in {{convert|1|km|mi|spell=in}}. The first ascent of Chiling I was probably achieved in 1977 by Gino and Silvia Buscaini via the south ridge.<ref name=aaj_2019/><ref name=AlpineJ>[https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2019_files/AJ%202019%20Vol%20123%20261-274%20India.pdf ''The Alpine Journal 2019''], Timothy Elson, p. 266.</ref> The east ridge of Chiling I was first climbed in 2017 by Jon Griffin and Tad McCrea via a route they named ''Wantonly Tarnished'', and a few days earlier Oriol Baró and Lluc Pellissa made the first ascent of the east ridge of Chiling II.<ref name=AlpineJ/>

==Climate==
Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Chiling is located in a [[tundra climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Weather systems are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains ([[orographic lift]]), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Mid-June through early-August is the monsoon season. The months of March, April, and May offer the most favorable weather for visiting Kashmir.<ref>[https://www.thomascook.in/india-tourism/best-time-to-visit-kashmir ''Best time to visit Kashmir''], thomascook.in, Retrieved May 19, 2025.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Geology of the Himalayas]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Weather: [https://peakvisor.com/peak/chiling-i.html Chiling I]

{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Chiling I
| North = Chiling Glacier
| Northeast = [[National Highway 301 (India)|NH301]]
| East = Lalung Glacier
| Southeast = [[Ladakh]]
| South = Lalung Peaks
| Southwest = N8
| West = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| Northwest = [[Nun Kun]]
}}
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[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Mountains of India]]
[[Category:Climbing areas of India]]
[[Category:Mountains of Ladakh]]

Chiling I and II - Revision history

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