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Mountain guide · Walk-up summit · 2026

Sandakphu

A complete guide to the peak, from an adjudicated evidence sheet. Sourced or not recorded — never estimated.

Kangchenjunga from the Sandakphu corridor, eastern Himalaya

This is a guide to the peak, not a trail record. Passes, lakes, forts, and base-camp walks stay on trail pages.

Quick Facts

Origin & Geology

  • Formation / geology

    Not recorded

  • Name origin

    Height of the poisonous plant (Lepcha), referencing former abundance of Aconitum ferox and certain rhododendrons.

    en.wikipedia.org · verified 2026-09-21

  • Cultural history

    Not recorded

Climbing History

Not recorded — no sourced first-ascent or milestone for this peak (walk-up/pilgrimage summit).

Success & Statistics

Not recorded — no systematic ascent/fatality dataset for this peak. The Himalayan Database covers Nepal Himalaya expedition peaks only; this is an Indian peak outside it. We do not estimate total climbs, success rate, or fatality rate.

Pros / Cons

Generic editorial notes. No peak-specific crowding, cost, or hazard claim is invented here.

For

  • A named summit is a distinct objective from any related walking approach.
  • Elevation, range, location, and first-ascent facts appear here only when the evidence sheet cites them.

Against

  • Altitude, weather, and terrain can turn a day. Hazards belong on the trail record where we hold them — not as invented peak-specific warnings here.
  • Permits, fees, and route grades stay Unverified on this page until an official source is cited. This is not a route plan.

Logistics

  • Best season

    Unverified

  • Routes and grades

    Unverified

  • Permit

    Peak sits at the edge of Singalila National Park (West Bengal Wildlife Wing). Entry is administered as a national park. Fee figure not copied from unofficial trek blogs this pass — confirm at the Forest office.

    wildbengal.com · verified 2026-09-21

  • Fitness

    Unverified

No catalog trail record yet (Sikkim/West Bengal wave parked).

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