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{{Short description|Mountain in Arunachal Pradesh India, on the border with China}}
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{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kangto
| name = Kangto
| other_name = Kanggardo Rize
| other_name = Kanggardo Rize
| photo = The Kangto Peak (The highest peak in the North-east after Kanchenjunga).jpg
| photo = Kangto.jpg
| photo_caption = Southeastern view of Kangto from Kameng/Katoie Kua Pi basin, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 7060
| elevation_m = 7090
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106103030/http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |archivedate=2005-11-06 }}</ref>
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |title=Himalaya Expedition |accessdate=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106103030/http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |archivedate=2005-11-06 }}</ref>
| prominence_m = 2195
| prominence_m = 2195
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/everest.html "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.</ref>
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/everest.html "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.</ref>
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| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]<br>[[List of Indian states and territories by highest point]]
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]<br>[[List of Indian states and territories by highest point]]
| location = [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]] / [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], [[China]]
| location = Arunachal Pradesh, India {{flagicon|India}}<br />
Shannan Prefecture, Tibet {{flagicon|China}}
| range = [[Eastern Himalayas]]
| range = [[Eastern Himalayas]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27|51|54|N|92|31|57|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|27|51|54|N|92|31|57|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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'''Kangto''' (also known as '''Kanggardo Rize''') at {{convert|7060|m|ft|0}} is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and it shares its border with the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]].<ref name="peaklist"/> It is the highest point in [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor flagged off Mount Kangto expedition |url=http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |website=arunachalpradesh.gov.in |accessdate=14 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073841/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |archivedate=18 May 2015 |page=1 |language=en |format=PDF |date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Sawa circle of [[East Kameng district]] of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in [[Cona County]] of [[Shannan, Tibet|Shannan Prefecture]], Tibet.
'''Kangto''' (also known as '''Kanggardo Rize''') at {{convert|7090|m|ft|0}} is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and it shares its border with the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]].<ref name="peaklist"/> It is the highest point in [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor flagged off Mount Kangto expedition |url=http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |website=arunachalpradesh.gov.in |accessdate=14 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073841/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |archivedate=18 May 2015 |page=1 |language=en |date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Lada circle of [[East Kameng district]] of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in [[Cona County]] of [[Shannan, Tibet|Shannan Prefecture]], Tibet.


It is a [[Virgin peaks|virgin peak]]. Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the [[Kameng River|Kameng river]] in [[East Kameng district|East Kameng]] district.
Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the [[Kameng River|Kameng river]] in [[East Kameng district|East Kameng]] district. It is one of the three major peaks of the Kangto massif.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griffin|date=2011|title=Asia, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Photography of the Kangto Range|work=AAC|url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201131100/Asia-India-Arunachal-Pradesh-Photography-of-the-Kangto-Range|access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>


A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2017-05-05|title=Arunachal CM receives Mt Kangto exploration team|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/arunachal-cm-receives-mt-kangto-exploration-team-117050501215_1.html|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref> All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2016-11-06|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ITBP-IMF-expedition-team-first-to-scale-Mt-Kangto-base/article16437988.ece|access-date=2020-09-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Desai|first=Shweta|date=2016-11-20|title=ITBP’s Mt Kangto expedition in Arunachal may annoy China|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-itbp-s-mt-kangto-expedition-in-arunachal-may-annoy-china-2275082|access-date=2020-09-24|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/itbp-imf-expedition-team-first-to-scale-mt-kangto-base/articleshow/55261819.cms|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2017-05-05|title=Arunachal CM receives Mt Kangto exploration team|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/arunachal-cm-receives-mt-kangto-exploration-team-117050501215_1.html|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref> All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2016-11-06|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ITBP-IMF-expedition-team-first-to-scale-Mt-Kangto-base/article16437988.ece|access-date=2020-09-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Desai|first=Shweta|date=2016-11-20|title=ITBP's Mt Kangto expedition in Arunachal may annoy China|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-itbp-s-mt-kangto-expedition-in-arunachal-may-annoy-china-2275082|access-date=2020-09-24|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/itbp-imf-expedition-team-first-to-scale-mt-kangto-base/articleshow/55261819.cms|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

[[List of Ultras of the Himalayas]]
* [[List of Ultras of the Himalayas]]
* [[Chiumo]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[[File:Kangto.jpg|thumb|Southeastern view of Kangto from Kameng/Katoie Kua Pi gorge, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12848 "Kangtö, China" on Peakbagger]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12848 "Kangtö, China"] on Peakbagger
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[[Category:Mountains of the Tibet Autonomous Region]]
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Kangto
Kanggardo Rize
Southeastern view of Kangto from Kameng/Katoie Kua Pi basin, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh
Highest point
Elevation7,090 m (23,260 ft)[1]
Prominence2,195 m (7,201 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
List of Indian states and territories by highest point
Coordinates27°51′54″N 92°31′57″E / 27.86500°N 92.53250°E / 27.86500; 92.53250[2]
Geography
Kangto is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Kangto
Kangto
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Kangto is located in India
Kangto
Kangto
Kangto (India)
Kangto is located in Tibet
Kangto
Kangto
Kangto (Tibet)
Kangto is located in China
Kangto
Kangto
Kangto (China)
LocationArunachal Pradesh, India India
Shannan Prefecture, Tibet China
Parent rangeEastern Himalayas

Kangto (also known as Kanggardo Rize) at 7,090 metres (23,261 ft) is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and it shares its border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.[2] It is the highest point in Arunachal Pradesh.[3] The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Lada circle of East Kameng district of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in Cona County of Shannan Prefecture, Tibet.

Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the Kameng river in East Kameng district. It is one of the three major peaks of the Kangto massif.[4]

A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017.[5] All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.[6][7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Himalaya Expedition". Archived from the original on 6 November 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. ^ "Governor flagged off Mount Kangto expedition" (PDF). arunachalpradesh.gov.in. 29 September 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ Griffin (2011). "Asia, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Photography of the Kangto Range". AAC. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ IANS (5 May 2017). "Arunachal CM receives Mt Kangto exploration team". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base". The Hindu. PTI. 6 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ Desai, Shweta (20 November 2016). "ITBP's Mt Kangto expedition in Arunachal may annoy China". DNA India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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Southeastern view of Kangto from Kameng/Katoie Kua Pi gorge, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh


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