Chiring We is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It is a Himalayan peak situated in the eastern Kumaon division. It is located at an altitude of 6,559 metres above mean sea level. It is the highest peak above Kalabland Glacier.
The Chiring We massif consists of peaks like Bamba Dhura at a height of 6,334 metres, Suli Top at a height of 6,300 meters, Trigal at a height of 5983 metres and Suitilla at a height of 6373 meters above mean sea level. This peak separates Lassar Yankti valley from the Kalabaland Valley. The term Chering We literally means `mountain of long life`. The geographic coordinates of this mountain is 30°25`12?North, 80°18`00?East.
Chering We is accessible through glaciers of Kalabaland, Sankalpa and Yankchar, icefall, crevasses, ice summits, ice walls and pointed ridges.
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