Pauhunri
Pauhunri Location on China-India border
Highest point
Elevation	7,128 m (23,386 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,035 m (6,677 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	27°57′12″N 88°50′33″E / 27.95333°N 88.84250°E / 27.95333; 88.84250[2]
Geography
Location	Sikkim, India
Parent range	Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	1911 by Alec Kellas
Easiest route	snow/ice/rock climb

Pauhunri is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas. It is located on the border of Sikkim, India and Tibet and is situated about 75 km northeast of Kangchenjunga. It marks the origin of Teesta river.

First ascent

Pauhunri has an elevation of 7,128 metres (23,386 ft) and was first climbed in 1911 by Scottish mountaineer, Alexander Mitchell Kellas, along with two Sherpas known only as "Sony" and "Tuny’s brother". Unknown at the time, it was revealed 80 years later that this climb made Pauhunri the highest climbed summit on Earth from 1911 to 1930.^[3]