Mukut Parbat
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Mukut Parbat | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,242 m (23,760 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,825 m (9,268 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 30°57′08″N 79°34′13″E / 30.95222°N 79.57028°ECoordinates: 30°57′08″N 79°34′13″E / 30.95222°N 79.57028°E |
Geography | |
Location | Chamoli , Uttarakhand, India |
Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | first climbed in 1951 by a team from New Zealand.First summiter are Cotter, Pasang Dawa Lama and Riddiford |
Mukut Parbat or (Hindi: मुकुट पर्वत) is a mountain in Uttarakhand India, and the 20th highest located entirely within the India. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Mukut Parbat 96th highest peak in the world. There are two summits, the first one is 7,242 m (23,760 ft) and other one is 7,130 m (23,392 ft). It falls under Kamet Zaskar Range.[2]
Climbing history[edit]
Mukut Parbat was first climbed in 1951 by a team from New Zealand through its sharp and steep western ridge.[3] Cotter, Pasang Dawa Lama and Riddiford reached its summit from the Dakhini Chamrao glacier which joins the Saraswati from the east.[4] Mukut Parbat lies in the Zaskar Range which does not receive the heavy monsoon.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks[edit]
Mukut Parbat is surrounded by three principal neighboring or subsidiary peaks:
- Abi Gamin, 7,355 m (24,130 ft), prominence = 217 m 30°55′57″N 79°36′09″E / 30.93250°N 79.60250°E
- Kamet, 7,756 m (24,130 ft), prominence = 2825 m 30°55′12″N 79°35′30″E / 30.92000°N 79.59167°E
- Chamrao Parbat 6,910 m (22178 ft)30°59′24″N 79°31′45″E / 30.99000°N 79.52917°E
Glaciers and rivers[edit]
The West (Paschimi) Kamet Glacier. The branches of the West Kamet Glacier head on the western slopes of Kamet, Abi Gamin, and Mukut Parbat and Dakhini Chamrao glacier
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://himalayanhigh.in/himalayas/himalayan-resource.aspx?resourceRequested=2000&resource-ResourceID=111
- ↑ https://4sport.ua/_upl/2/1442/highasiato6650DRAFT-a-and-b-peaks.pdf
- ↑ "Mukut Parbat Attempt". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1990. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/56/10/first-ascent-of-mukut-parvat-east-1999/