Gauri Parbat, also spelled Ghori Parbat is a mountain peak, located in

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state,

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and the height of the peak is . Also called "Horse" peak, it is near

Joshimath Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet (1875 m), it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekki ...

and another peak nearby is

Hathi parbat Hathi Parbat, ( hi, हाथी पर्बत) also known as Elephant Peak, is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalayas in India. It is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state. Its summit has an elevation of . Legend Two huge rocks o ...

6727 metres (22070 feet). As its height is 20,000 + feet, it was a popular destination for several mountaineering expeditions during 20th Century. Gauri Parbat along with

Haathi Parbat Hathi Parbat, ( hi, हाथी पर्बत) also known as Elephant Peak, is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalayas in India. It is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state. Its summit has an elevation of . Legend Two huge rocks o ...

Nilgiri Parbat Nilgiri Parbat is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India and rises to an elevation of with a prominence is . It is 91st highest located entirely within Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies ...

and other mountains of

Kamet Kamet ( hi, कामेत) is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Its appearance resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area w ...

range tower over

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Ascent

First ascent of Gauri Parbat was on 18 August 1939 by Andre Roch, Fritz Steuri and

David Zogg David Zogg (18 December 1902 – 26 July 1977) was a Swiss alpine and Nordic combined skier. He was raised in Arosa, Switzerland. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event. In 1931, he won th ...

and few sherpas.

References

{{reflist Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas