Which Himalayan peak is the easternmost of the world’s 14 eight-thousanders?

Kangchenjunga is the easternmost of the world’s 14 eight-thousanders.

The mountain rises to 8,586 metres (28,169 feet) on the boundary between Nepal and India’s Sikkim state. Its name is commonly interpreted as referring to the “Five Treasures of the Snow,” reflecting its five principal peaks or summits.

Kangchenjunga was regarded as Earth’s highest mountain until accurate surveys established Mount Everest’s greater elevation. Joe Brown and George Band made the first confirmed ascent in 1955 as members of a British expedition. They stopped just short of the actual summit in accordance with a pledge to respect the sacred character of the mountain.

Kangchenjunga is sometimes confused with K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, but K2 lies in the Karakoram rather than the Himalayas. Kangchenjunga is also the third-highest mountain on Earth, after Everest and K2.