| Sepu Kangri | |
| Elevation M: | 6956 |
| Map: | China Tibet topography |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Country: | China |
| Subdivision1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision1 Type: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision2: | Nagqu |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision3: | Biru County |
| Subdivision3 Type: | County |
| Range: | Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains |
| Coordinates: | 30.9041°N 93.7859°W |
| First Ascent: | October 2nd, 2002 by Carlos Buhler and Mark Newcomb |
The Sepu Kangri (; also Sapu Mountain from Chinese) is a mountain in Biru County, Nagqu prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The mountain is 285km (177miles) east-northeast of Lhasa and 178km (111miles) east-southeast of Nagqu Town. With a height of 6956m (22,822feet), it forms the highest point in the eastern part of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains. The full name of the mountain is Sepu Kunglha Karpo, meaning "white snow god".[1]
The mountain is sacred in Tibetan Bon tradition. The mountain is referred to as in that context.[2] There is a Bon monastery that is more than half millennium old in the valley below.[2] [3]
Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke explored the mountain in 1996. In the following two years they tried unsuccessfully to climb Sepu Kangri.[3] [4]
Finally, on October 2, 2002 Carlos Buhler and Mark Newcomb succeeded in first ascent.[5] [6] [7]