Army mountaineering team successfully scales Mt. Kun

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News:The Indian Army has successfully conducted a mountaineering expedition to Mount Kun.

Facts:

  • Mount Kun is the second-highest peak in between the Zanskar and Kargil regions of Ladakh.
  • The mountain was first climbed in 1913.It is a part of the Nun Kun mountain massif in the Himalayas.
  • Nun (7135 m) is the highest peak in the part of the Himalayan range lying on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Mount Kun is located north of Nun and is separated by a 4 km-long snowy plateau.
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