Sandakpur (Sandakphu)

Sandakpur (Sandakphu, 3,636 m) is the top of the Singalila ridge that forms the border between Ilam and Darjeeling. It is one of very few places where four of the world's five highest mountains can be seen together, with Kanchenjunga filling the northern sky.

From the Nepali side, a rough jeep road and walking trail climb from Maipokhari and Maimajhuwa through rhododendron and bamboo forest, red panda habitat. Homestays have opened near the top; nights are cold all year.