Reo Purgyil, sometimes known as Leo Pargial and Leo Pargil, is a mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Western Himalaya. It is located the border between

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and

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. At 6,816 m, Reo Purgyil is the highest mountain peak in the state of Himachal Pradesh and is located in

Kinnaur district Kinnaur is one of the twelve administrative districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The district is divided into three administrative areas (Kalpa, Nichar (Bhabanagar), and Pooh) and has six tehsils. The administrative h ...

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the peak is a dome structure and is part of a great massif that rises above the

Sutlej river The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the ...

and overlooks the western valleys of Tibet. The Spiti River, a right bank tributary of the Satluj, drains the northern face of the massif. The highest peak is often obscured by clouds and is located about 2 km to the south of Peak 6791, a well known slightly shorter twin with a height of 6,791 m. Peak 6791 is widely referred to as Leo Pargial and has sufficient topographic prominence to be classified as a mountain in its own right. Nako village is located on the slopes of the mountain, close to the India-Tibet border.

Climbing history

* 1st official ascent (1971) by ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) * 2nd ascent (1991) by E. Theophilus and team * 2018 ascent by Rajsekhar Maity and a Bengali team * 2022 ascent by 12 members of

ITBP The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a border patrol organization of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indi ...

led by Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and the Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dharmendra. Reportedly the only successful mountaineering expedition in North India during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Khab, Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaDome formation and extension in the Tethyan Himalaya, Leo Pargil, northwest India - University of California, Santa Barbara
{{Himachal Pradesh topics Himalayas Highest points of Indian states and union territories Mountains of Himachal Pradesh Geography of Kinnaur district Six-thousanders of the Himalayas

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