Sirbal Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of , in the Ganderbal district of the Indian

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of Jammu and Kashmir, in the vicinity of

Sonamarg Sonamarg or Sonmarg (), known as Sonamarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about 62 kilometers from Ganderbal Town and northeast of the capital city, Srinaga ...

. Sirbal Peak is part of the

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, and is located between Sonamarg and Baltal. It lies 102 km northeast from

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, 5 km from

in the east. Sirbal Peak lies 6 km west of Zojila. It rises from a glacier 5 km ahead from Sonamarg on left side of NH 1D. The melt waters from the glacier add to the flow of

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. Sirbal Peak is visible from Sonamarg head towards north and from Nichinai pass towards east.

Climbing history and routes

Sirbal Peak is among the peaks which stands unclimbed. It was first surveyed by a British medical team headed by Dr Ernest Neve in 1912, who surveyed most of the peaks of this Himalayan range A

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Colonel N. N. L. Watts made an attempt in the second week of June 1933. He had attained more than 15000 feet, but he was caught in the bad weather and had to descend to the base camp Baltal along with his partner a local man hailing from Sopore. The easiest route to climb Sirbal Peak is from the south face which is accessible from

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References

Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir Geography of Ganderbal district