Siniolchu
Sign in to saveSiniolchu is one of the tallest mountains of the Indian state of Sikkim. The mountain is considered to be particularly aesthetically attractive, having been described by Douglas Freshfield as "the most superb triumph of mountain architecture and the most beautiful snow mountain in the world". It is situated near the green lake adjacent to Kangchenjunga.
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Vinony's link graph records 62 inbound references to Siniolchu, and connects out to India, Himalayas and geographic coordinate system.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_scale, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Mountains of Sikkim and Six-thousanders of the Himalayas.
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Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Siniolchu
- Mountain.photo
- Le Siniolchu vu depuis le Glacier de Zemu. Photo de Vittorio Sella (1859-1943).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Siniolchu taken from the Zemu Glacier by Vittorio Sella
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6888
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1480
- Mountain.location
- Sikkim, India
- Mountain.range
- Himalayas
- Mountain.map
- India
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1936
- Mountain.easiest_route
- glacier/snow/ice climb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- India
- Elevation
- 6888
- Image
- A Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet p253.jpg
- Significant event
- first ascent
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- topographic prominence
- 1478
- located in protected area
- Khangchendzonga National Park
- mountain range
- Himalayas
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- Siniolchu
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Climbing history
- References
- External links
Siniolchu is one of the tallest mountains of the Indian state of Sikkim. The mountain is considered to be particularly aesthetically attractive, having been described by Douglas Freshfield as "the most superb triumph of mountain architecture and the most beautiful snow mountain in the world". It is situated near the green lake adjacent to Kangchenjunga.
== Climbing history == Siniolchu's summit was first scaled in 1936 by the German climbers Karl Wien and Adi Göttner. Later Sikkimese Everest climber Sonam Gyatso also scaled the top and Ladakhi Everest climber Sonam Wangyal also ascended the peak.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siniolchu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations