Sudarshan Parbat 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.
Major p ...
in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Sudarshan Parbat is and its prominence is . It is joint 87th 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. Sudarshan Parbat lies 2.1 km south of
Chaturbhuj and 3.3 km west of
Shyamvarn . Its nearest higher neighbor Chaturbhuj. It is located 3.7 km SW of
Yogeshwar and 9.9 km SW lies
Manda I .
Climbing history
An Indo French expedition of eleven member, four French and seven Indian climbers led by
Harish Kapadia
Harish Kapadia (born 11 July 1945) is a Himalayan mountaineer, author and long-time editor of the '' Himalayan Journal'' from India.
He has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalayas. and has been invited to many countries t ...
attempt Sudarshan and six other peaks surrounding the
Swetvarn Bamak. There are some previous claims of first summit of Sudarshan, later found false.
On 30 May 1981 First ascent by the east ridge. The Summiters are Hubert Odier, Alain de Blanchaud, Zerksis Boga, Lakhpa Tsering, Bernard Odier and Jacques Giraud. They fixed some 1500 ft of rope on some difficult sections of ice. From the final camp they took six hours to reach the summit.
Glaciers and rivers
Swetvarn Bamak on the Eastern side.
Thelu bamak on the Southern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of
Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. from there emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the 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 which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary riv ...
.
Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Sudarshan Parbat:
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Chaturbhuj
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Matri
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Swetvarn
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Kalidhang
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Yogeshwar
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Thelu
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