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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Kangto<br />
| other_name = Kanggardo Rize<br />
| photo = The Kangto Peak (The highest peak in the North-east after Kanchenjunga).jpg<br />
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| elevation_m = 7060<br />
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://zt.tibet.cn/web/ds/050113_sstx/200502005113132059.htm |title=Archived copy |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 }}</ref><br />
| prominence_m = 2195<br />
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/everest.html "Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.</ref><br />
| map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India#China Tibet topography#China<br />
| relief = y<br />
| map_caption = Arunachal Pradesh, India<br />
| map_size = 330<br />
| label_position = left<br />
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]<br>[[List of Indian states and territories by highest point]]<br />
| location = Arunachal Pradesh, India {{flagicon|India}}<br /><br />
Shannan Prefecture, Tibet {{flagicon|China}}<br />
| range = [[Eastern Himalayas]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27|51|54|N|92|31|57|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/><br />
| first_ascent = <br />
| easiest_route = <br />
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'''Kangto''' (also known as '''Kanggardo Rize''') at {{convert|7060|m|ft|0}} is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and it shares its border with the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]].<ref name="peaklist"/> It is the highest point in [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{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 |format=PDF |date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The area in which Kangto is located lies in the Lada circle of [[west Kameng district|East Kameng district]] of the state. On the Chinese side, it lies in [[Cona County]] of [[Shannan, Tibet|Shannan Prefecture]], Tibet.<br />
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It is a [[Virgin peaks|virgin peak]].{{Clarify|date=July 2021}} Mount Kangto is the source of the Pachuk river, one of the main tributaries of the [[Kameng River|Kameng river]] in [[East Kameng district|East Kameng]] district. <br />
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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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> All earlier attempts to reach the base of the peak were unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news|others=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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
[[List of Ultras of the Himalayas]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12848 "Kangtö, China" on Peakbagger]<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Tibet]]<br />
[[Category:Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Mountains of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Highest points of Indian states and union territories]]<br />
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