Gangkhar Puensum

Also known as Kanggar Bünsum, gangs dkar spun gsum, 冈嘎本孙

Bhutan mountain

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Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is notable as one of the world's highest unclimbed peaks, which has made it significant to mountaineers and contributes to its reputation as a formidable natural landmark.

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Gangkhar Puensum (Dzongkha: གངས་དཀར་སྤུན་གསུམ་, romanized: Kangkar Punsum, alternatively, Gangkar Punsum or Gankar Punzum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). In Dzongkha language, its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".

Gangkhar Puensum lies on the border between Bhutan and Tibet. After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983, there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986.