Kangto

{{Short description|Mountain in Arunachal Pradesh India, on the border with China}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Kangto

| other_name = Kanggardo Rize

| photo = Kangto.jpg

| photo_caption = Southeastern view of Kangto from Kameng/Katoie Kua Pi basin, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh

| elevation_m = 7090

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url=http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |title=Himalaya Expedition |accessdate=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106103030/http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |archivedate=2005-11-06 }}

| prominence_m = 2195

| prominence_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/everest.html "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

| map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India#China Tibet topography#China

| relief = y

| map_caption = Arunachal Pradesh, India

| map_size = 330

| label_position = left

| listing = Ultra
List of Indian states and territories by highest point

| location = Arunachal Pradesh, India {{flagicon|India}}

Shannan Prefecture, Tibet {{flagicon|China}}

| range = Eastern Himalayas

| coordinates = {{coord|27|51|54|N|92|31|57|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Kangto (also known as Kanggardo Rize) at {{convert|7090|m|ft|0}} is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and it shares its border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is the highest point in Arunachal Pradesh.{{cite web |title=Governor flagged off Mount Kangto expedition |url=http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |website=arunachalpradesh.gov.in |accessdate=14 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073841/http://arunachalpradesh.gov.in/csp_ap_portal/pdf/Announcement/mount-kangto-expedition-started.pdf |archivedate=18 May 2015 |page=1 |language=en |date=29 September 2014}} The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Lada circle of Bichom district of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in Cona County of Shannan Prefecture, Tibet.

Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the Kameng river in East Kameng district. It is one of the three major peaks of the Kangto massif.{{Cite news|last=Griffin|date=2011|title=Asia, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Photography of the Kangto Range|work=AAC|url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201131100/Asia-India-Arunachal-Pradesh-Photography-of-the-Kangto-Range|access-date=2023-06-16}}

A joint expedition team of ITBP and Indian Mountaineering Foundation had established a base camp at 9,920 feet on the banks of Pachuk river on October 21, 2017.{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2017-05-05|title=Arunachal CM receives Mt Kangto exploration team|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/arunachal-cm-receives-mt-kangto-exploration-team-117050501215_1.html|access-date=2020-09-24}} All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2016-11-06|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ITBP-IMF-expedition-team-first-to-scale-Mt-Kangto-base/article16437988.ece|access-date=2020-09-24|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|last=Desai|first=Shweta|date=2016-11-20|title=ITBP's Mt Kangto expedition in Arunachal may annoy China|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-itbp-s-mt-kangto-expedition-in-arunachal-may-annoy-china-2275082|access-date=2020-09-24|website=DNA India|language=en}}{{Cite news|title=ITBP-IMF expedition team first to scale Mt Kangto base|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/itbp-imf-expedition-team-first-to-scale-mt-kangto-base/articleshow/55261819.cms|access-date=2020-09-24}}