Manda I is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India also called Manda. The elevation of Manda I is and its prominence is . It is joint 86th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand.
Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies north of
Manda II and north of
Manda III
Manda III is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Manda III is and its prominence is . It is joint 81st highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. ...
. It lies NE of Jogin II . It is located north of
Bhrigupanth and SW lies
Jogin I .
Gangotri National Park
The entire surrounding area are protected within the
Gangotri National Park, one of the largest conservation area in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, including
Gangotri
Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi � ...
Gomukh Tapoban Nandanvan,
Kerdarnath Vasuki tal trek, Har ki dun valley trek, Badrinath to Satopanth tal trek, Gangotri to
Kedartal
Kedartal (also known as Shiva's lake) is a glacial lake situated at an altitude of in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas in India. The lake is fed by the snowfall over Thalay Sagar (6,904 m), Meru (6,672 m), Bhrigupanth (6,772 m) and other su ...
trek, Gangotri to Badrinath trek via Kalindi khal and many more.
Climbing history
A four member team led by Minoo Mehta, Danesh Kalyaniwala, Muslim Contractor and Rustom Anita attempted Manda from Kedar ganga valley, Kedar glacier. Rustom Anita and their HAP Nandan Singh reached the top on 4 June 1981. This was the first ascent of Manda.
The second ascent of Manda by Ehime University of Japan in 1981. A five member team of Ehime University of Japan comprising Masatosi Sasaki, Tomoyuki Sogabe, Takanori Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi and Tsunenori Okada. On June 18 Sogabe, T. Sasaki and Kawaguchi reached the summit following the same route of Minoo Mehta.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Manda I:
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Thalay Sagar
Thalay Sagar is a mountain in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalayas, on the main ridge that lies south of the Gangotri Glacier. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, southwest of the Hindu holy site of Gau ...
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Meru Peak
Meru Peak is a mountain located in the Garhwal Himalayas, in the state of Uttarakhand in India. The peak lies between Thalay Sagar and Shivling, and has some highly challenging routes. The name Meru likely originated from the Sanskrit word f ...
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Manda III
Manda III is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Manda III is and its prominence is . It is joint 81st highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. ...
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Shivling:
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Gangotri I
Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi � ...
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Gangotri II:
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Gangotri III
Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi � ...
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Jogin II
Jogin II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Jogin II is and its prominence is . It is 110th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6. ...
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Glaciers and rivers
On the western side lies
Kedar Bamak Kedar and Qedar may refer to: Indian subcontinent
*Shiva or Kedar, a Hindu god
**Panch Kedar, five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva
* Kedar (raga), a raga in Indian classical music named after Lord Shiva
* Ked ...
and on the eastern side lies
Bhrigupanth Bamak
Bhrigupanth (Hindi: भृगुपंत) is a mountain of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It stands majestically at 6772 meter 22218 feet. It is the 38th highest located entirely within Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain i ...
. Kedar Ganga emerges from Kedar bamak and joins
Bhagirathi River
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...
near Gangotri. Bhrigupanth Bamak drain down to Bhagirathi River near Bhojwas. Bhagirathi joins the
Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
at
Dev Prayag
Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets ...
and called Ganga there after.
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