Kalurong or Kalaxung is a mountain located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a part of Lhagoi Kangri belt, which is a heteroclite juxtaposition of subranges that is compressed between the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra River) river to the north and the Assam Himalaya to the south.
Location The mountain has two summits — Kalurong North, which is located at above sea level and Kalurong South, which is located at . The superstructure of the mountain is in Central Tibet, south of the Karo La pass. Both the summits are connected through a saddle at .
Climbing history In September 2005, a Japanese expedition led by the Keio University Alpine Club made the mountain's first ascent.
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