Kinnaur Kailash

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Kinnaur Kailash
Mount Kinner Kailash (4800 m) with a huge Monolithic pillar, which has religious significance.
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	31°31′14″N 78°21′49″E / 31.52056°N 78.36361°E / 31.52056; 78.36361Coordinates: 31°31′14″N 78°21′49″E / 31.52056°N 78.36361°E / 31.52056; 78.36361
Geography
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Parent range	Himalayas

Satellite view of the Kinnaur Kailash (draped over SRTM digital elevation model)

The Kinnaur Kailasha (locally known as Kinner Kailash) is a mountain in the Kinnaur district of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur Kailash has a height of 4800 meters and is considered sacred by both Hindu and Buddhist Kinnauris. This mountain is sometimes confused with the Mount Kailash in Tibet.

The monolithic pillar (Shivling) is located at an altitude of around 4800 meters.^[2]

The Kinnaur Kailash Range borders the district of Kinnaur in the south and is dominated by Jorkanden (elevation- 6473m) peaks.^[1] Jorkanden is the highest peak in the Kinner-Kailash range. Kinnaur Kailash is one of most visited tourist places in the world by Hindu and Buddhist worshippers from all around the world.

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