| Chau Chau Kang Nilda | |
| Elevation M: | 6303 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence: | 1000-1NaN-1 |
| Location: | Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Range: | Himachal Pradesh Himalayas |
| Map: | India |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 32.31°N 78.15°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| First Ascent: | 1939 by J. O. M. Roberts[3] |
Chau Chau Kang Nilda also known as 'Guan Nelda' or 'blue moon in the sky' [4] is a mountain in the western Himalayas. It lies in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
The mountain located 13 km northeast of Kaza, the main town in Spiti, in the district of Lahaul and Spiti district.
The Chau Chau Kang Nilda was first climbed in 1939 by J.O.M. Roberts (James Owen Roberts Merion) who crossed Spiti from Kullu. He became the first mountaineer to visit Spiti.[5]
The second ascent was made in 1955 by Trevor Braham and Peter Holmes, a young Cambridge University graduate, who went on to become the Chairman of Shell.[6] [7] [8]
Indian expeditions climbed Chau Chau Kang Nilda in 1966[9] and again in 1981.[10]