Kangchenjunga, Nepal and India
The third highest mountain on Earth, at 8,586 m.
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- Region
- Nepal and India
- Position
- 27.7025, 88.1475
- Area
- 20 × 20 km
- Real elevation
- 3,762 to 8,366 m (4,605 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:133,300
- Heights
- True to scale
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Glacier
- Group
- Mountains
About Kangchenjunga, Nepal and India
Kangchenjunga (Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्गा, romanized: Kañcanajaṅgā, Sherpa: གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ ; Wylie: Gangs Chen mdzod lnga ) is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border. Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world. However, precise calculations and meticulous measurements by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1849 showed that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, is higher.
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Questions about Kangchenjunga, Nepal and India
Where is Kangchenjunga?
Kangchenjunga is in Nepal and India at 27.7025, 88.1475. The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Kangchenjunga model?
The land in this model runs from 3,762 to 8,366 m (4,605 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed true to scale.
Can I 3D print Kangchenjunga?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 39.5 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:133,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Kangchenjunga model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Kangchenjunga model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Kangchenjunga terrain model good for?
People use it as a memento of a climb, a gift for a mountaineer or a ski-trip souvenir.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Kangchenjunga, Nepal and India from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square centered on 27.7025, 88.1475. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:133,300. The heights are true to scale. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
