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''' Atal II''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6557. It was renamed after a team from the N.I.M [[Nehru Institute of Mountaineering]] climbed four unnamed peaks and named it after former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], according to Colonel Amit Bisht, principal of the N.I.M.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oct 20 |first1=PTI / |title=Four Himalayan peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/66297291.cms |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal II is {{convert|6557|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 74th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]] is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6 km ENE of [[Sudarshan Parbat]] {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}. [[Swetvarn]] {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}} lies 5.1 km WSW and it is 5.5 km east of [[Chaturbhuj]] {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}. It lies 2.9 km ESE of [[Yogeshwar (mountain)|Yogeshwar]] {{convert|6678|m|ft|0}}. <ref>{{cite web |title=3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor |url=https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=30.988333333333333&lng=79.15138888888889&alt=6473 |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=4 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ''' Atal II''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6557. It was renamed after a team from the N.I.M [[Nehru Institute of Mountaineering]] climbed four unnamed peaks and named it after former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], according to Colonel Amit Bisht, principal of the N.I.M.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oct 20 |first1=PTI / |title=Four Himalayan peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/66297291.cms |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal II is {{convert|6557|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 74th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]] is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6 km ENE of [[Sudarshan Parbat]] {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}. [[Swetvarn]] {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}} lies 5.1 km WSW and it is 5.5 km east of [[Chaturbhuj]] {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}. It lies 2.9 km ESE of [[Yogeshwar (mountain)|Yogeshwar]] {{convert|6678|m|ft|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor |url=https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=30.988333333333333&lng=79.15138888888889&alt=6473 |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=4 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Climbing history== | ==Climbing history== | ||
Atal II was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.in October 2018. The expedition was flagged off from Dehradun on October 4 by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand. <ref>{{cite news |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee-1935008 |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Near Gangotri Named After Vajpayee |journal=https://www.outlookindia.com/ |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/four-himalayan-peaks-near-gangotri-named-after-vajpayee/318725 |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> | Atal II was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.in October 2018. The expedition was flagged off from Dehradun on October 4 by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee-1935008 |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Near Gangotri Named After Vajpayee |journal=https://www.outlookindia.com/ |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/four-himalayan-peaks-near-gangotri-named-after-vajpayee/318725 |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks== | ==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks== | ||