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Gangkhar Puensum

Bhutan · Bhutan Himalaya

Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan, commonly given as 7,570 m elevation and located on/near the Bhutan–Tibet border within the Lunana highlands (Lunana Gewog, Gasa District). It is widely reported as the highest unclimbed mountain in the world; Bhutan restricted mountaineering in stages (ban on >6,000 m in 1994; broader restrictions later) and subsequently prohibited mountaineering entirely, so summit attempts are not permitted from the Bhutan side.

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Gangkhar Puensum

7,570M in Bhutan

Gangkhar Puensum (also spelled Gangkar Punsum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan, commonly listed at 7,570 m, located on or near the Bhutan–Tibet border in the Lunana highlands (Lunana Gewog, Gasa District). It is widely reported as the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. Bhutan introduced successive mountaineering restrictions (including a ban on peaks above 6,000 m in 1994) and currently prohibits mountaineering, so summit attempts are not permitted from the Bhutan side.