Mana Parbat II (Hindi: माना पर्वत II) is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya
The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Geology
This range is also a part of the Himalayan Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
, India. Mana Parbat II standing majestically at . It is the 39th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...
, is the highest mountain in this category. It is the 528th highest peak in the world. Mana Parbat II located just east of
Mana Parbat I 6794 metres and south east of
Kalindi Peak 6102 metres. On the south side lies the
Chandra Parbat I 6739 metres and
Pilapani Parbat 6796 metres on the north west side.
Climbing history
Mana Parbat is a group of four peaks, all of which are above . It lies on the Kalindi Glacier. In 1995 a three-member team of Vinay Hedge (leader), Rajesh Gadgil established Base Camp at
Khada Pathar on May 27. C1 (5242 metres) and C2 (5515 metres) on the
Kalindi Glacier, and C3 at 5700 metres. Their final summit camp C4 (6121 metres). On June 5, an initial attempt made on the southwest ridge, but later turned to north/northwest ridge. Fixing about 280 metres of rope to reach the summit (6771 metres). This was the second ascent of Mana Parbat II.
In 1996 A Korean expedition team of ten-member led by Min Kyu-Chung. A summit camp was established around 6200 metres. on September 12 by the west ridge B.R. Cho and J.K. Lee reached the summit of Mana Parbat II (6771 m). Earlier the team had attempted Mana Parbat I but aborted due to avalanche conditions.
Glaciers and rivers
It is surrounded by glaciers on all the sides:
Kalindi Glacier on the southern side,
Arwa Glacier
Arwa () is an Arabic feminine name. It means "gracefulness and beauty", "satisfied", and “fresh".
People
* Arwa bint Abdul Muttalib, an aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
* Arwa bint Kurayz, cousin of Muhammad and mother of Uthman
* Arwa bint ...
on the eastern side, and
Mana Glacier on the northern side.
Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Mana Parbat II:
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Mana Parbat I:
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Kalindi peak:
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Pilapani Parbat:
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Chandra Parbat I:
See also
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List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state of India. This mountainous state contains, in its northern section, some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Many of them are unclimbed; many are unnamed. A large number of peaks in Uttarakhand are still ...
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Geography of Chamoli district