Nun Peak

Nun Peak is a 7,135-metre glaciated mountain in the Nun Kun massif of the Zanskar Range in the western Himalayas, located near Tangole village in Suru Valley, Kargil district, Ladakh. It is the highest peak in Ladakh and the highest peak on the Indian side accessible to climbers. Notable for its twin peak Kun, extensive glaciers, and challenging mountaineering routes, it attracts experienced trekkers and expedition teams.

Visitors can expect a remote high-Himalayan landscape dominated by the snow-covered twin peaks of Nun (7,135 m) and Kun (7,077 m), extensive glaciers, moraines and alpine meadows around Tangole and the Suru Valley. Access is via trekking and mountaineering routes from Tangole base camp. Visitors can see glaciated slopes, panoramic views of the Zanskar Range and Suru Valley, and seasonal expedition camps. The area is undeveloped with no permanent structures on the peak itself.

Nun Peak (7,135 m) was first climbed in 1953 by a French-Swiss expedition led by Pierre Vittoz with climbers Claude Kogan and Pierre Vittoz via the west ridge. Its twin Kun (7,077 m) was first climbed earlier in 1913 by an Italian expedition led by Mario Piacenza. The Nun Kun massif has since been a significant mountaineering objective in the western Himalayas.

Nun Peak dominates the Suru Valley, a culturally significant valley in Kargil district inhabited by Balti and Ladakhi communities. The massif is a prominent landmark for local villages including Tangole and Panikhar and is part of the traditional high-altitude pastoral landscape of the Zanskar Range.