Ponggen Dopku
{{short description|Mountain in Nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Ponggen Dopku
| other_name =
| photo = Ponggen Dopku.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect
| elevation_m = 5928
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/pongen-dopku.html|title=Pongen Dopku, Peakvisor.com|access-date=May 12, 2025}}
| prominence_m = 742
| isolation_km = 6.4
| parent_peak =
| range = Himalayas
Jugal HimalBill O'Connor, The Trekking Peaks of Nepal, The Mountaineers Books, 1989, {{ISBN|9780898866766}}, p. 93–94.
| location = Langtang
| country = Nepal
| region_type = Province
| region = Bagmati
| district = Rasuwa
| part_type = Protected area
| part = Langtang National Park
| map = Nepal
| map_caption = Location in Nepal
| label_position = bottom
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Ponggen Dopku
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.162199|N|85.61327|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}
Ponggen Dopku, also spelled Pongen Dopku, is a mountain in Nepal.
Description
Ponggen Dopku is a {{Convert|5928|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glaciated summit in the Nepali Himalayas. The elevation has also been reported as 5,930 metres.Peter Gebel, Nepal. Langtang-Gosainkund-Trekking Tour, Books on Demand, 2015, {{ISBN|9783738687392}}, p. 115. The peak is situated {{convert|55|km|mi}} north-northeast of Kathmandu above the Langtang Valley of Langtang National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Trishuli River via Lānṭān Kholā. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 metres (6,561 ft) above the Langtang Valley in {{convert|3.5|km|mi}}. The nearest higher peak is Ganchenpo, {{convert|6.4|km|mi}} to the east.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ponggen Dopku is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Weather systems coming off the Bay of Bengal are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Mid-June through early-August is the monsoon season.
Gallery
File:Langtang Area.jpg|Northwest aspect
File:Ponggen Dopku, Nepal.jpg|Northwest aspect
File:Ponggen Dopku nw.jpg|Northwest aspect
File:Ponggen Dopku Kyanjin Gompa Valley.jpg|Northwest aspect
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Ponggen Dopku}}
- Weather: [https://peakvisor.com/peak/pongen-dopku.html Ponggen Dopku]
- Ponggen Dopku (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldismycanvas/8386442570/ Flickr]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Ponggen Dopku
| North = Lānṭān Kholā
| Northeast = Langtang Valley
| East = Ganchenpo
| Southeast =
| South =
| Southwest = Sindhupalchowk District
| West = Naya Kanga
| Northwest = Langtang
}}
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Category:Mountains of the Bagmati Province