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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sirbal Peak
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| elevation_m = 5237
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| location = [[Kashmir Valley]], [[India]]
| range = [[Himalayas]]
| map = India Jammu and Kashmir
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| label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|18|55|N|75|23|44|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = Never been climbed
| easiest_route = Kokarun Nar South face
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'''Sirbal Peak''' is a mountain with a peak elevation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/02/7/sonamarg-as-a-climbing-centre/|title=SONAMARG AS A CLIMBING CENTRE. : Himalayan Journal vol.02/7|website=www.himalayanclub.org|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> of {{convert|5235|m|ft|0}}, in the [[Ganderbal district]] of the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in the vicinity of [[Sonamarg]]. Sirbal Peak is part of the [[Himalaya]] [[Mountain Range|Range]], and is located between Sonamarg and Baltal. It lies 102 km northeast from [[Srinagar]], 5 km from [[Sonamarg]] in the east. Sirbal Peak lies 6 km west of [[Zojila]]. It rises from a glacier 5 km ahead from Sonamarg on left side of [[NH 1D]]. The melt waters from the glacier add to the flow of [[Nallah Sindh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koausa.org/Geography/ch1.5.html|title=Geography of Kashmir|publisher=kousa.org|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref>

Sirbal Peak is visible from Sonamarg head towards north and from Nichinai pass towards east.

==Climbing history and routes==
'''Sirbal Peak''' is among the peaks which stands unclimbed. It was first surveyed by a British medical team headed by Dr Ernest Neve in 1912, who surveyed most of the peaks of this Himalayan range <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1990-91_files/AJ%201990%2050-53%20Comins%20Kolahoi.pdf|title=Sirbal Peaks serveyed|publisher=Alpine Journal|format=PDF|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> A [[Scottish people|Scottish]] Colonel N. N. L. Watts made an attempt in the second week of June 1933.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/06/11/mountaineering-in-the-kashmir-himalaya/|title=MOUNTAINEERING IN THE KASHMIR HIMALAYA : Himalayan Journal vol.06/11|website=www.himalayanclub.org|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> He had attained more than 15000 feet, but he was caught in the bad weather and had to descend to the base camp Baltal along with his partner a local man hailing from [[Sopore]].

The easiest route to climb Sirbal Peak is from the south face which is accessible from [[Srinagar]] by road [[NH 1D]] via Kokorun nar 5 km assend gorge track towards north leads 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|accessdate= 2012-05-01}}</ref>

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

Sirbal Peak - Revision history

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