{{short description|Mountain in Nepal}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Kongde Ri | other_name = Kwangde | image = Kongde Ri massive.JPG | image_caption = Kongde Ri seen from Everest View Hotel above Namche Bazaar | elevation_m = 6187 | elevation_ref = <ref name=sp>{{cite web|url=http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151437/kongde-ri.html|title=Kongde Ri|publisher=SummitPost.org|accessdate=2009-05-23}}</ref><ref name=otm/>{{efn|Other sources state 6086 m.<ref name=nma/><ref name=nhpp/>}} | prominence_m = 514<!-- 2025-07-11: Apparently from de wiki but no exact source given --> | listing = Mountains of Nepal | location = Khumbu, Nepal | range = Rolwaling Himal<ref name=nhpp>{{cite nhpp|id=kwangde|name=Kwangde|access-date=2025-07-11}}</ref><ref name=nma/> | map = Nepal | map_caption = Location in Nepal | map_size = | label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|27.79300|N|86.64265|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=otm>{{cite opentopomap|Kongde Ri|27.79300|86.64265|2025-07-11}}</ref> | first_ascent = 1978<br/>East Peak ascended in 1973 by a German team<ref name=aaj_1973>{{cite aaj|article_id=12197348104|title=Kongde-Ri, East Peak|year=1973|volume=18|page=481|accessdate=2014-09-19}}</ref> | easiest_route = rock/snow climb }} thumb|Kongde Ri viewed from Namche
'''Kongde Ri''' (sometimes '''Kwangde Ri''') is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The mountain is located 4 km west of Namche Bazaar.
A Japanese team made the first ascent of Kongde Ri on November 11, 1978.<ref name="nhpp" /> The mountain is classified as a trekking peak, but it is considered{{By whom|date=March 2026}} one of the more difficult ones to climb. A climbing permit costs $70-250 USD per foreign climber depending on the season.<ref name=nma>{{cite web|url=https://nepalmountaineering.org/service-charges-for-foreign-climber-per-person-in-us-dollar|title=Service Charges for Foreign Climber per person in US dollar|publisher=Nepal Mountaineering Association|accessdate=2025-07-11}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} ;Notes {{notelist}} Category:Mountains of Koshi Province Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
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