Mukut Parbat
Mukut Parbat is located in Uttarakhand
Mukut Parbat
Mukut Parbat
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation7,242 m (23,760 ft)[1]
Prominence840 m (2,760 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates30°57′08″N 79°34′13″E / 30.95222°N 79.57028°E / 30.95222; 79.57028
Geography
LocationChamoli , Uttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentfirst climbed in 1951 by a team from New Zealand.First summiter are Cotter, Pasang Dawa Lama and Riddiford

Mukut Parbat or Mukut Parvat (Hindi: मुकुट पर्वत) is a mountain in Uttarakhand India, and the 20th highest located entirely within 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

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

Mukut Parbat is surrounded by three principal neighboring or subsidiary peaks:

Glaciers and rivers

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

References

  1. "Error".
  2. High Asia
  3. "Mukut Parbat Attempt". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1990. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "The HJ/56/10 FIRST ASCENT OF MUKUT PARVAT EAST, 1999".
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