Yalung Kang
8,505 mPeak · Kanchenjunga · in Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
📍 Kanchenjunga · Nepal
Also known as Kanchenjunga West
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🦌 Flora & fauna — Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
This place lies within Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.
Fauna Some animals living here are the snow leopard and blood pheasant. In April 2012, a leopard cat was recorded by a camera trap at an elevation of 4,474 m (14,678 ft). This record constitutes the highest known record to date. A melanistic leopard was photographed at an elevation of 4,300 m (14,100 ft) in May 2012. A yellow-throated marten has been recorded up to 4,510 m (14,800 ft) elevation in alpine meadow.
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Terrain & setting
At a glance
- Aspect
- Faces NW
- Slope
- ≈ 39°
slope & aspect are approximate, estimated from the elevation model.
Background
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