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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Saraswati Parbat II
| other_name =
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6775
| elevation_ref =<ref name="saraswati II"/>
| prominence_m = 551
| prominence_ref =<ref name="saraswati II">{{cite web |title=Saraswati Parvat II |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/saraswati-parvat-ii.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| listing =
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
| range_coordinates =
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| map_size = 260
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|31|00|51|N|79|30|30|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Saraswati Parbat II''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Saraswati Parbat II is {{convert|6775|m|ft|0}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Saraswati Parvat II - Peak Details |url=https://himalayanhigh.in/himalayas/himalayan-resource.aspx?resourceRequested=2000&resource-ResourceID=137 |website=Himalayan High |accessdate=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and its prominence is {{convert|551|m|ft|0}}. It is 37th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It falls under [[Kamet]] [[Zaskar Range]]. It lies between Saraswati Parbat I and [[Chamrao Parbat I]] It lies 3.1 km NNW of Chamrao Parbat I {{convert|6910|m|ft|0}}. Its nearest higher neighbor [[Saraswati Parbat I]] {{convert|6940|m|ft|0}}. It is located 9.1 km NNW of [[Mukut Parbat]] {{convert|7242|m|ft|0}} and 7.1 km west lies [[Balbala (mountain)]] {{convert|6416|m|ft|0}}.

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Saraswati Parbat II:
* [[Kamet]]: {{Convert|7756|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|30|55|12|N|79|35|30|E|type:mountain}}
* [[Abi Gamin]]: {{Convert|7355|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|30|56|59|N|79|14|30|E|type:mountain}}
* [[Mukut Parbat]]: {{Convert|7242|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|30|56|57|N|79|34|12|E|type:mountain}}
* [[Chamrao Parbat I]]: {{Convert|6910|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|30|59|24|N|79|31|45|E|type:mountain}}
* [[Saraswati Parbat I]]: {{Convert|6940|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|30|59|24|N|79|31|45|E|type:mountain}}
* [[Balbala (mountain)]]: {{Convert|6416|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{coord|31|01|25|N|79|26|02|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
On the south western side lies [[Uttari Chamrao Glacier]], [[Dakshini Chamrao Glacier]], [[Balbala Glacier]], [[Khagyan Glacier]] and [[Paschimi Kamet glacier]]<ref name="Bisht1994">{{cite book|author=Harshwanti Bisht|title=Tourism in Garhwal Himalaya: With Special Reference to Mountaineering and Trekking in Uttarkashi and Chamoli Districts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6C6DGU73WzsC&pg=PA38|year=1994|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-006-4|pages=38–}}</ref> all these glaciers drain their water in the [[Saraswati River (Uttarakhand)|Saraswati River]] which then joins [[Alaknanda River]] at [[Keshav Prayag]] near [[Mana village]] one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]]. River Alaknanda merges with river Bhagirathi the other main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] at [[Dev Prayag]] and called [[Ganga]] there after.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |accessdate=22 May 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]

Saraswati Parbat II - Revision history

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