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{{short description|Mountain in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Gurudongmar
| other_name =
| photo = Gurudongmar mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect<br />Summit to left, west peak to right
| elevation_m = 6715
| elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/gurudongmar.html|title=Gurudongmar|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=June 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>Frederic V. Hartemann, ''The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A-Z Compendium of More Than 2,300 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People'', Bloomsbury Academic, 2005, {{ISBN|9780810850569}}, p. 248.</ref>
| prominence_m = 495
| prominence_ref=<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|id=-17868|name=Gurudongmar, India|access-date=June 10, 2025}}</ref>
| isolation_km = 5.3
| isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/>
| parent_peak = [[Khangchengyao]]
| range = [[Himalayas]]<br />[[Dongkya Range]]<ref>[https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199218700/Asia-IndiaSikkim-Gurudongmar-Dongkya-Range ''Asia, India–Sikkim, Gurudongmar, Dongkya Range''], Kamal K. Guha, 1992, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved June 10, 2025.</ref>
| location = [[Chungthang subdivision|Chungthang]]
| country = [[India]]
| region_type = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| region = [[Sikkim]]
| district = [[Mangan district|Mangan]]
| map = India Sikkim#India
| map_caption = Location of Gurudongmar
| label_position = bottom
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Gurudongmar
| coordinates = {{Coord|27.980278|N|88.699225|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/>
| first_ascent = 1936
| rock =
}}

'''Gurudongmar''' is a mountain in northern [[India]].

==Description==
Gurudongmar is a {{Convert|6715|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glaciated [[double summit]] in the [[Himalayas]]. The lower peak, Gurudongmar West, rises to an elevation of 6,630 metres and is 1.6 km west of the main summit.<ref>''The Alpine Journal, Volume 103, Issue 347'', Alpine Club, 1998, {{ISBN|9780948153570}}, p. 295.</ref> The mountain is situated in the state of [[Sikkim]], {{convert|70.|km|mi}} north of the capital city of [[Gangtok]]. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's slopes drains north into the [[Teesta River]] drainage basin and south into the [[Lachung River]] drainage basin. [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the northeast slope rises 1,165 metres (3,822 ft) in {{convert|1|km|mi|spell=in}}. The first ascent of Gurudongmar was achieved in 1936 by [[Eric Shipton]] and [[Edwin Kempson (mountaineer)|Edwin Kempson]] via the west ridge.<ref name=HJ>[https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/48/21/expeditions-and-notes-48/ ''Gurudongmar''], G. T. Bhutia, The Himalayan Journal, 2025, The Himalayan Club, Retrieved June 10, 2025.</ref> However, the possibility exists that they only climbed Gurudongmar West, having regarded the main summit as an entirely different mountain, which in that case would make the first ascent in 1991 by an Indian team composed of Lakpa, Nima, P. Lakpa, and Sepley from the Sonam Gyatso Institute in Gangtok.<ref>[https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199727100/Asia-India-Sikkim-Himalaya-Northern-Sikkim-Various-Ascents ''Asia, India, Sikkim Himalaya, Northern Sikkim, Various Ascents''], Lindsay Griffin, 1997, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved June 10, 2025.</ref> The mountain's name means the "incarnation of [[Padmasambhava|Guru Rimpoche]]" and the mountain is named in association with [[Gurudongmar Lake]] which is {{convert|4|km|mi|spell=in}} to the north.<ref name=HJ/>

==Climate==
Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Gurudongmar is located in a [[tundra climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Weather systems are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains ([[orographic lift]]), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. July through September is the monsoon season. The months of April, May and June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this mountain.<ref>[https://travelerbibles.com/best-time-to-visit-himalayas-india/ ''Best Time to Visit Himalayas India – Peak Adventure Season''], Lindsey Tramuta, May 7, 2025, travelerbibles.com, Retrieved June 10, 2025.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Geology of the Himalayas]]

==Gallery==
<div style="max-width: 500px;">
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:Gurudongmar Lake Sikkim, India (crop).jpg|Gurudongmar reflected in Gurudongmar Lake
File:Gurudongmar Peak and Gurudongmar West Peak as seen from right bank of Gurudongmar Lake, North Sikkim, India 02.jpg
</gallery>
</div>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Gurudongmar}}
* Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-1270614/India/State%20of%20Sikkim/North%20District/Gurudongmar Gurudongmar]

{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Gurudongmar
| North = [[Gurudongmar Lake]]
| Northeast = [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]]
| East = [[Sanglaphu]]
| Southeast = Lachung River
| South = [[Lachung River]]
| Southwest = [[Chombu]]
| West = [[Khangchengyao]]
| Northwest = [[Teesta River]]
}}
{{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology}}

[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Mountains of India]]
[[Category:Mountains of Sikkim]]
[[Category:Mangan district]]

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