Kawang Gyang | |
Other Name: | Chiumo (Tibetan) |
Elevation M: | 6890 |
Prominence M: | 1597 |
Map: | India Arunachal Pradesh#India#China Tibet topography#China |
Relief: | y |
Map Size: | 330 |
Label Position: | left |
Listing: | Ultra |
Location: | Arunachal Pradesh, India Shannan Prefecture, Tibet |
Range: | Eastern Himalayas |
Coordinates: | 27.9098°N 92.6262°W |
Chiumo (also known as Chumo or Chomo in Tibet) also known as Khyarisatam by Nyishi people and Kawang Gyang by Puroik people in Arunachal Pradesh; is a mountain peak located at above sea level on the McMahon Line, which runs between the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India and Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.
Kawang Gyang/Khyarisatam/Chiumo could be the highest in the Kangto Massif. The first one is Kangto, situated west-south-west, a part of Assam Himalaya. The other one is Katoie Gyang/Kra Daadi/Nyegi Kangsang shy of 7000 m. The prominence is .[1] The southern flank of the Chiumo is located in the Kameng River Basin, while the Subansiri River drains the northern flank.[2] It is one of the three major peaks of the Kangto massif. [3]
There are no documented ascents of Chiumo. However three attempts have been made from the south in the last 5 years by Tapi Mra, Taro Hai, Tagit Sorang and Tame Bagang who were part of the team including several tens of Puroik guides.