Kohe Mondi Explained

Kohe Mondi
Elevation M:6248
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Hindu Kush
Map:Afghanistan
Map Size:270
Label Position:right
Coordinates:35.7903°N 70.9178°W
First Ascent:July 26, 1962 by German team

Kohe Mondi (also knowns as Koh-e-Mondi or Koh-i-Mondi) is a mountain peak located at 6248m (20,499feet) above sea level in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan.

Location

Kohe Mondi is located in the Kuran wa Munjan District of the Badakhshan Province. The mountain is located in the central section of the Hindu Kush mountain range. Its flanks are drained by the Mundschan, the right source river of the Kokcha River, running to the west. Kohe Mondi was historically associated with the Mandanr Tribe of the Pashtun Yousafzai.

First ascent

Kohe Mondi was first climbed on July 26, 1962, by a group of mountaineers from Bamberg (Otto Reus, Hanno Vogel and Sepp Ziegler).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Hindu Kush . Britannica.com . 2020-09-01 . Owen . Lewis . 2021-08-28.
  2. Web site: Ichiro Yoshizawa. Asia, Afghanistan, Koh-i-Mondi and Koh-i-Jumi. American Alpine Journal, 1966, vol. 15.