KANGCHENJUNGA MASSIF : A BRIEF HISTORY 2000 No visitor to Darjeeling can fail to notice the mighty range of mountains on the horizon. Whether moving on the mall or sitting at Chaurasta, one would certainly notice this great range of mountains. In fact, it is one of the prime reasons for many tourists to visit Darjeeling. Most of the hotels are built facing this great mountain range and you can sit down on a terrace or at a coffee shop and look at this great range of peaks. Kangchenjunga , is ... The region enveloping Kangchenjunga is rich in folklore and spiritual significance. Both the indigenous Lepcha people and Tibetan Buddhist traditions speak of a hidden valley of immortality, known in Tibetan as Beyul, concealed within Kangchenjunga 's slopes. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teesta River. The Kangchenjunga Himal is located in eastern Nepal and Sikkim, India. Kangchenjunga is the highest peak in India, and the easternmost of the peaks higher than 8,000 m (26,247 ft). It is called Five Treasures of Snow after its five high peaks, and ... Mount Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and the highest peak of India. It is a part of the Himalayan mountain range and is located in the India-Nepal border. The mountain stands at an altitude of 8586 meters. Kanchenjunga means ‘the five treasures of God’ representing the five repositories of God which are gold, silver, gems, grain and holy books.
