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{{short description|Mountain in Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Chau Chau Kang Nilda
| photo = Chau Chau Kang Nilda(CCKN) peak of Spiti Himachal Pradesh from Komic village to Demul Vllage.jpg
| photo_caption =  Chau Chau Kang Nilda(CCKN) peak of Spiti Himachal Pradesh on the way to [[Demul|Demul Village]] from [[Komic|Komic village]]
| elevation_m = 6303
| elevation_ref = <ref name="Alp-Journ-UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1l |title=Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Name |website=Alpine-club.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-07-08}}</ref>
| prominence = {{convert|1000|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}}
| prominence_ref = 
| location = [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| range = [[Himachal|Himachal Pradesh]] [[Himalayas]]
| map = India |relief=1
| range_coordinates = 
| map_caption = Location in northern India
| map_size = 250
| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|32|18|36|N|78|09|0|E|type:mountain_region:IN-UL_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =  <ref name="Alp-Journ-UK 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1l |title=Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Name |publisher=Alpine-club.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-07-08}}</ref>
|topo = 
| first_ascent = 1939 by [[J. O. M. Roberts]]
<ref>H.J. Vol. XII, p. 129.</ref>
| easiest_route = 
}}

'''Chau Chau Kang Nilda''' also known as 'Guan Nelda' or 'blue moon in the sky' <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e103zvNHXiIC&q=chau+chau+kang+nilda+location&pg=PA260 |title=Himalayan Wonderland: Travels in Lahaul and Spiti |author=Manohar Singh Gill |page=260 |website=Books.google.co.in |year=2010 |isbn=9780670084135 |accessdate=2016-07-08}}</ref>  is a [[mountain]] in the western [[Himalayas]]. It lies in the northern [[India]]n state of [[Himachal|Himachal Pradesh]].

The mountain located 13&nbsp;km northeast of [[Kaza]], the main town in [[Spiti]], in the district of [[Lahaul and Spiti district]].
[[File:View of CHAU CHAU kANG NILDA peak near Demul village.jpg|thumb|View of CHAU CHAU KANG NILDA peak near Demul village]]

==Climbing history==
The Chau Chau Kang Nilda was first climbed in 1939 by J.O.M. Roberts (James Owen Roberts Merion) who crossed  [[Spiti]] from [[Kullu]]. He became the first mountaineer to visit Spiti.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lOzHDG7NfooC&q=The+Chau+Chau+Kang+Nilda+was+climbed+in+1939+by+J.O.M.+Roberts&pg=PA185 |title=Spiti: Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya |author=Harish Kapadia |page=185 |website=Books.google.co.in |year=1999 |isbn=9788173870934 |accessdate=2016-07-08}}</ref> Indian expeditions climbed Chau Chau Kang Nilda<ref>H.T- Vol. XVII, p. 185.</ref> in 1966 and again in 1981.<ref>H.J. Vol. 39, p. 198.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nilanjanp/6174782586/ photo] at flickr.com
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/76601665@N00/14833448038 photo] at flickr.com
* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/North/Himachal_Pradesh/Langza/photo1302349.htm photo] at trekearth.com

[[Category:Mountains of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]