Nanda Pal is the
Himalayan mountain peak situated in the eastern part of
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 ...
state in
Pithoragarh district
Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. Th ...
, India. The altitude of the summit is 6,306 m. Nanda Pal is situated on the eastern flank of
Milam Glacier
Milam Glacier is a major glacier of Himalaya in the Munsiyari tehsil of Pithoragarh district of Kumaon region in the Uttrakhand state of India. The Milam village, near the snout of Milam Glacier, is the source of the Goriganga River which f ...
on north south massif. Other nearby peaks on the ridge are Ikualari (6,059 m), Nanda Gond (6,315 m), Nital Thaur (6,059 m).
Unta Dhura pass lies north to this peak. The peak was climbed in 1974.
Climbing history
An Indo-Tibetan Border Police team reached the summit on 8 June despite unfavorable weather. Deputy Leader Ramesh Chandra was one of the ten member who reached the summit.
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
Mountains of Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
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