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{{short description|Mountain in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mulkila
| other_name = Silver God
| photo = Mulkila.jpg
| photo_caption = East aspect, summit centered in back
| elevation_m = 6517
| elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mulkila.html|title=Mulkila|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=June 21, 2025}}</ref><ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|id=12863|name=Mulkila, India|access-date=June 21, 2025}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 1586
| prominence_ref=<ref name=peakvisor/><ref name="pb"/>
| isolation_km = 54.51
| isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/>
| parent_peak =
| range = [[Himalayas]]
| listing = [[List of ultras of the Himalayas|Ultras of the Himalayas]]
| location =
| country = [[India]]
| region_type = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| region = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| district = [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]]
| map = India
| map_caption = Location of Mulkila in India
| label_position = bottom
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mulkila
| coordinates = {{Coord|32.545331|N|77.411706|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/>
| first_ascent = 1939
| rock =
}}

'''Mulkila''' is a mountain in [[India]].

==Description==
Mulkila is a {{Convert|6517|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} summit in the [[Himalayas]].<ref name=peakvisor/> The glaciated mountain is situated in the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], {{convert|155|km|mi}} north of the capital city of [[Shimla]]. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's slopes drains east to the Chandra River and west to the Bhaga River, and these two rivers ultimately converge to form the [[Chenab River]]. [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the south face rises 1,117 metres (3,665 ft) in {{convert|1|km|mi|spell=in}}. The first ascent of the summit was accomplished on September 7, 1939, by Ludwig Krenek, Robey Johnson, and Dr. Fritz Kolb.<ref name=THJ>[https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/13/5/the-mountains-of-central-lahul/ ''The Mountains of Central Lahul''], Ludwig Krenek, The Himalayan Journal, 1946, Retrieved June 21, 2025.</ref> The first ascent by Indians was made on August 22, 1989, by Goutam Dutta and R.S. Negi.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OLij19S1ftAC&pg=PA270&dq=mulkila+m4&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_zcqbjYSOAxXfBTQIHTeOHWwQuwV6BAgGEAc#v=onepage&q=mulkila%20m4&f=false ''Peaks in Himachal Pradesh''], Kamal K. Guha, The American Alpine Journal 1990, p. 270.</ref> The mountain's toponym, Mulkila, translates as "Silver God," and the mountain is also known as Mulkila IV, or M4.<ref>Will Steffen, ''Himalayan Dreaming: Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia, 1922-1990'', ANU E Press, 2010, {{ISBN|9781921666179}}, p. 53.</ref>

==Climate==
Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mulkila 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 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | 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 21, 2025.</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Weather: [https://peakvisor.com/peak/mulkila.html Mulkila]

{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Mulkila
| North =
| Northeast = Chandra River
| East = Chandra River
| Southeast = [[Chandra Taal]]
| South = Samudra Tapu Glacier
| Southwest = [[National Highway 505 (India)|National Highway 505]]
| West = Mulkila Glacier
| Northwest = Bhaga River
}}
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[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Mountains of India]]
[[Category:Mountains of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district]]
[[Category:Ultra-prominent peaks of Asia]]

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