Tratte Koot or Tatakooti or Tatakuti, Peak is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

with a peak elevation of , on the border of Budgam and Poonch districts of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

, India. The most conspicuous and imposing peak of Pir Panjal range is undoubtedly Tatakooti. The other higher peak of this range is Sunset Peak at . Tatakooti, along with Sunset Peak, lies south west of the

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. It is located 40 km west of Shopian town and 30 km from Chadoora Budgam and 105 km southwest of

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, the summer capital of

. It is the highest peak of the Pir Panjal bounding Kashmir from SW.

History

Early exploration of the Pirpanjal Range was carried by Thomas Montgomerie and Godwin Austen in 1856. The first ascent of Tatakooti peak was made in 1901 by C. E. Barton and Dr Ernest Neve. ..

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{{Reflist Climbing areas of India Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir