NUN-KUN MOUNTAIN

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Context

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in, a team of National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS) Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, which completed a mountaineering expedition to Mount Kun (7,077 metres).

About

Nun-Kun Mountain Massif which is the highest feature of Zanskar ranges located in Kargil.
The Nun Kun mountain massif consists of a pair of Himalayan peaks: Nun, 7,135 m (23,409 ft) and its neighbor peak Kun Peak, 7,077 m (23,218 ft).
Nun is one of the highest peaks in the part of the Himalayan range lying on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Ladakh.
The massif is located near Sankoo in the Suru valley, Kargil district
The Nun Kun massif is bounded to the north by the Suru valley and the Zanskar range.
To the South lies the Kishtwar National Park and the Krash Nai river.
Kun Peak is located north of Nun Peak and is separated from it by a snowy plateau.