Which Himalayan peak is widely recognized as the world’s highest unclimbed mountain?

Gangkhar Puensum is widely recognized as the world’s highest unclimbed mountain.

The peak rises to about 7,570 metres in the Himalayas on the Bhutan–Tibet border. Its name is also spelled Gangkar Punsum or Kangkar Pünzum, and it means “White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers” in a Bhutanese context.

Several mountaineering expeditions attempted Gangkhar Puensum in the 1980s, but none reached the summit. Bhutan later prohibited climbing mountains higher than 6,000 metres, partly because its high peaks are regarded as sacred. That restriction ended summit attempts from the Bhutanese side.

Gangkhar Puensum is sometimes confused with unclimbed sub-peaks or with nearby Jomolhari, which has been climbed. The mountain’s exact border location has also been debated because Bhutan and China have differing interpretations of the frontier, but its status as the highest unclimbed mountain is the commonly cited distinction.