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{{short description|Mountain in Ladakh, India}}<br />
{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Kun Peak<br />
| photo = Kun Summit Sunset.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Kun Peak<br />
| elevation_m = 7077<br />
| elevation_ref = <ref name="pl">http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html</ref><br />
| prominence_m = <br />
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| listing = <br />
| map = India Ladakh<br />
| map_caption = Kun Peak on a map of [[Ladakh]]<br />
| label_position = right<br />
| location = [[Suru Valley]], [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]<br />
| range = [[Himalaya]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34|0|46.80|N|76|3|24.63|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="pl"/><br />
| first_ascent = 1913 by Mario Piacenza and Lorenzo Borelli, [[Italy]] <br />
| easiest_route = Northeast Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Kun Peak''' is a part of [[Nun Kun]] mountain [[massif]]. It is the second highest summit of the massif with elevation of {{convert|7077|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}} in the eastern [[Himalaya]]n Range, located near the [[Suru valley]], on Kargil Zanskar road<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatravelogue.com/adve/moun/moun5.html|title=Summit on Kargil Zanaskar road|publisher=indiatravelogue.com|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref> 80 kilometers west of Kargil town and 290 kilometers east of [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]],<br />
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The '''Kun Peak''' is located north of [[Nun Kun|Nun Peak]] {{convert|7135|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}} which is the highest summit of the massif and is separated from it by a snowy [[plateau]] of 4&nbsp;km in length, in the northeast just at the 2&nbsp;km of distance rises another peak of the massif known as [[Pinnacle Peak (Jammu and Kashmir)|Pinnacle Peak]] {{convert|6930|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}}.<br />
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==Mountaineering==<br />
The Nun Kun massif was first sighted in 1898 and three visits by Arthur Neve, in 1902, 1904, and 1910. In 1903, Dutch mountaineer Dr. H. Sillem investigated the massif and discovered the high plateau between the peaks; he reached an altitude of 6,400 m (21,000&nbsp;ft) on Nun. In 1906, the Pinnacle Peak was first ascended by a noted explorer couple [[Fanny Bullock Workman]] and her husband William Hunter Workman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harvardmagazine.com/2012/03/vita-fanny-bullock-workman|title=Fanny Bullock Workman|publisher=Harvard Magazime|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref> They also toured extensively through the massif and produced a map; however, controversy surrounded the Workmans' claims, and few trigonometrical points were given for the region, so that the map they produced was not usable.<ref name="neate">''High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks'' by Jill Neate, {{ISBN|0-89886-238-8}}</ref> The Kun Peak was first successfully climbed by an [[Italian people|Italian]] mountaineering team led by Mario Piacenza, Lorenzo Borelli in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kstours.org/mountain-climbing.html|title=Mountain climbing|publisher=kstours.org|accessdate=2012-05-26|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120904040947/http://www.kstours.org/mountain-climbing.html|archive-date=2012-09-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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The massif is accessed by 210 kilometers by road from [[Srinagar]] [[NH 1D]] up to [[Kargil town|Kargil]] and then 80 kilometers via Kargil Zanskar road.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.indiatravelogue.com/adve/moun/moun5.html Suru and Zanskar valley]<br />
* [http://www.shikharindiaadventuretour.com/75/Guided-Expedition-to-Mount-Kun-7077Mt Kun Expedition]<br />
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1781275 Topography of Nun Kun] ex Geographical Journal 1920<br />
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[[Category:Climbing areas of India]]<br />
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