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	==Climbing history and routes==		==Climbing history and routes==
	Due to its religious importance, Amarnath Peak is not climbed. It was first surveyed in 1912 by a British medical team headed by Ernest Neve, who surveyed most of the peaks of this Himalayan range.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1990-91_files/AJ%201990%2050-53%20Comins%20Kolahoi.pdf \|title=Schoolboys on Kolahoi \|journal=[[Alpine Journal]] \|first=Dave \|last=Comins \|editor-first=Ernst \|editor-last=Sondheimer \|volume=95 \|year=1990–91 \|issn=0065-6569 \|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> The [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] Colonel N. N. L. Watts also went through the tracks of this peak and discovered an easy route to ascend the peak in 1933,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/06/11/mountaineering-in-the-kashmir-himalaya/\|title=Mountaineering in the Kashmir Himalaya\|publisher=himalayaclub.org\|access-date=2012-05-01}}</ref> which leads from Zojila down to the south and a glacial ascent to the summit of Amarnath Peak.		Due to its religious importance, Amarnath Peak is not climbed. It was first surveyed in 1912 by a British medical team headed by [[Ernest Frederic Neve\|Ernest Neve]], who surveyed most of the peaks of this Himalayan range.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1990-91_files/AJ%201990%2050-53%20Comins%20Kolahoi.pdf \|title=Schoolboys on Kolahoi \|journal=[[Alpine Journal]] \|first=Dave \|last=Comins \|editor-first=Ernst \|editor-last=Sondheimer \|volume=95 \|year=1990–91 \|issn=0065-6569 \|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> The [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] Colonel N. N. L. Watts also went through the tracks of this peak and discovered an easy route to ascend the peak in 1933,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/06/11/mountaineering-in-the-kashmir-himalaya/\|title=Mountaineering in the Kashmir Himalaya\|publisher=himalayaclub.org\|access-date=2012-05-01}}</ref> which leads from Zojila down to the south and a glacial ascent to the summit of Amarnath Peak.

	Apart from the Zojila side, Amarnath Peak can be reached leaving the cave on the left side and climbing through the east face. The route as discovered by Watts is from the north face which is accessible from [[Srinagar]] {{cvt\|112\|km}} by road [[NH 1D]], {{cvt\|12\|km}} from [[Sonamarg]] and {{cvt\|4\|km}} climb to the glacier of the peak.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/charmofkashmir00oconuoft/charmofkashmir00oconuoft_djvu.txt\|title=The charm of Kashmir~~\|publisher=archive.org~~\|access-date= 2012-05-01}}</ref>		Apart from the Zojila side, Amarnath Peak can be reached leaving the cave on the left side and climbing through the east face. The route as discovered by Watts is from the north face which is accessible from [[Srinagar]] {{cvt\|112\|km}} by road [[NH 1D]], {{cvt\|12\|km}} from [[Sonamarg]] and {{cvt\|4\|km}} climb to the glacier of the peak.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/charmofkashmir00oconuoft/charmofkashmir00oconuoft_djvu.txt\|title=The charm of Kashmir\|access-date= 2012-05-01}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Amarnath Peak
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| elevation_m = 5186
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| location = [[Kashmir Valley]]
| range = [[Himalayas]]
| map = India Jammu and Kashmir
| map_caption = Amarnath on a map of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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'''Amarnath Peak''' is a [[mountain]] with a peak elevation of {{convert|5186|m|ft}}, in the [[Ganderbal district]] of the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in the vicinity of [[Sonamarg]]. Amarnath Peak is part of the [[Himalayas]], and is located south of [[Zojila]] and west of [[Machoi Glacier]]. It lies 117 km northeast from [[Srinagar]], 13 km from Baltal in the southeast. It lies 6 km south of [[Zojila]]. The melt waters form a major tributary of the [[Sind River]] at Baltal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koausa.org/Geography/ch1.5.html|title=Geography of Kashmir|publisher=kousa.org|access-date=2012-05-01}}</ref>

Amarnath mountain is considered as a sacred mountain, it has a cave at its south face at an elevation of {{convert|3800|m|ft|-1}} known as [[Amarnath cave]]. The cave is believed to be the ancient and among most sacred places<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarnathyatra.org/legend.htm|title=Amarnath yatra the most sacred and ancient|publisher=amarnathyatra.org|access-date=2012-05-01}}</ref> for pilgrimage in [[Hinduism]]. It is the centre for [[Hindu]] pilgrims during summer.

==Climbing history and routes==
Due to its religious importance, Amarnath Peak is not climbed. It was first surveyed in 1912 by a British medical team headed by Ernest Neve, who surveyed most of the peaks of this Himalayan range.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1990-91_files/AJ%201990%2050-53%20Comins%20Kolahoi.pdf |title=Schoolboys on Kolahoi |journal=[[Alpine Journal]] |first=Dave |last=Comins |editor-first=Ernst |editor-last=Sondheimer |volume=95 |year=1990–91 |issn=0065-6569 |access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> The [[Scottish people|Scottish]] Colonel N. N. L. Watts also went through the tracks of this peak and discovered an easy route to ascend the peak in 1933,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/06/11/mountaineering-in-the-kashmir-himalaya/|title=Mountaineering in the Kashmir Himalaya|publisher=himalayaclub.org|access-date=2012-05-01}}</ref> which leads from Zojila down to the south and a glacial ascent to the summit of Amarnath Peak.

Apart from the Zojila side, Amarnath Peak can be reached leaving the cave on the left side and climbing through the east face. The route as discovered by Watts is from the north face which is accessible from [[Srinagar]] {{cvt|112|km}} by road [[NH 1D]], {{cvt|12|km}} from [[Sonamarg]] and {{cvt|4|km}} climb to the glacier of the peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/charmofkashmir00oconuoft/charmofkashmir00oconuoft_djvu.txt|title=The charm of Kashmir|publisher=archive.org|access-date= 2012-05-01}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Geography of Ganderbal district]]

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