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	~~{{Other uses\|Pinnacle Peak (disambiguation){{!}}Pinnacle Peak}}~~
	The '''Pinnacle Peak''' is a part and third highest summit with elevation {{convert\|6930\|m\|ft\|disp=flip\|abbr=in}} of the [[Nun Kun]] mountain [[massif]] of the western [[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.		The '''Pinnacle Peak''' is a part and third highest summit with elevation {{convert\|6930\|m\|ft\|disp=flip\|abbr=in}} of the [[Nun Kun]] mountain [[massif]] of the western [[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.

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	==Mountaineering==		==Mountaineering==
	Early exploration of the massif included a visit 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 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>		Early exploration of the massif included a visit 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 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\|date=17 February 2012\|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 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.		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.

->Ashinpt: Pinnacle Peak lies entirely in Ladakh UT. Nun peak lies on the border of J&K UT and Ladakh UT.

2020-07-08T15:11:06Z

Pinnacle Peak lies entirely in Ladakh UT. Nun peak lies on the border of J&K UT and Ladakh UT.

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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pinnacle Peak
| photo = Kargil's Kun and Nun mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Nun, Kun and Pinnacle in the distance
| elevation_m = 6930
| elevation_ref = <ref name="pl">http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html</ref>
| prominence_m = 470
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pl"/>
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| map = India Ladakh #India
| map_caption = Ladakh, India
| label_position = right
| location = [[Suru Valley]], [[Kargil district|Kargil]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| range = [[Himalaya]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34|1|16.57|N|76|4|50.34|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="pl"/>
| first_ascent = 1906 by [[Fanny Bullock Workman]] (U.S.)
| easiest_route = West Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb
}}
{{Other uses|Pinnacle Peak (disambiguation){{!}}Pinnacle Peak}}
The '''Pinnacle Peak''' is a part and third highest summit with elevation {{convert|6930|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}} of the [[Nun Kun]] mountain [[massif]] of the western [[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.

The '''Pinnacle Peak''' is located north-east of Nun {{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 km in length, between them rises another peak Kun {{convert|7077|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}}.

==Mountaineering==
Early exploration of the massif included a visit 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 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 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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.indiatravelogue.com/adve/moun/moun5.html Suru and Zanskar valley]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1781275 Topography of Nun Kun] ex Geographical Journal 1920

[[Category:Climbing areas of India]]
[[Category:Landforms of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Mountains of Ladakh]]

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->Ashinpt: Pinnacle Peak lies entirely in Ladakh UT. Nun peak lies on the border of J&K UT and Ladakh UT.