Mandani Parbat
| Mandani Parbat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,193 m (20,318 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 535 m (1,755 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°44′01″N 79°11′57″E / 30.73361°N 79.19917°E |
| Geography | |
  Mandani Parbat Location in Uttarakhand | |
| Location | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Meszner and Spannraft climbed Mandani Parbat, on the 20th September 1938.[2] |
Mandani Parbat is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Mandani Parbat is 6,193 metres (20,318 ft) and its prominence is 535 metres (1,755 ft). It is joint 140th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies between Chaukhamba IV, 6,854 metres (22,487 ft) and Sumeru Parbat, 6,351 metres (20,837 ft). Its nearest higher neighbor Chaukhamba IV lies 5.5 km east. It is located 8.4 km SE of Sumeru Parbat and 6.5 km NE lies Janhukut
6,829 metres (22,405 ft).
Climbing history
In 1938, a German Expedition to the Gangotri Glacier had many first ascents of nearby peaks. On 20 September 1938, in a ten-hour climb from base camp, two climbers, Toni Meszner and Leo Spannraft, became the first to reach the summit of Mandani Parbat. [2]
In 1973 a small team from Pune led by Dr G. R. Patwardhan climbed Mandani Parbat on 10 June 1973.[3]
On 18 September 1994 a team from Bengal was stopped just 100m below the summit due to a huge crevasse.[4]
Glaciers and rivers
Dev Prayag and became Ganga there after.[5]
Neighboring peaks
neighboring peaks of Mandani Parbat:
- Satopanth, 7,075 m (23,212 ft)30°50′42″N 79°12′45″E / 30.84500°N 79.21250°E
- Swachhand Peak, 6,721 m (22,051 ft)30°48′34″N 79°13′27″E / 30.80944°N 79.22417°E
- Chaukhamba I, 7,138 m (23,419 ft)30°52′55″N 79°08′01″E / 30.88194°N 79.13361°E
- Vasuki Parbat, 6,792 m (22,283 ft)30°52′30″N 79°10′30″E / 30.87500°N 79.17500°E
- Bhagirathi Parbat III, 6,454 m (21,175 ft)30°52′09″N 79°08′01″E / 30.86917°N 79.13361°E
- Kedarnath Peak, 6,940 m (22,769 ft)30°47′42″N 79°04′10″E / 30.79500°N 79.06944°E
- Kedarnath Dome, 6,831 m (22,411 ft)30°48′31″N 79°04′44″E / 30.80861°N 79.07889°E
- Sumeru Parbat, 6,350 m (20,833 ft)30°46′15″N 79°07′24″E / 30.77083°N 79.12333°E
See also
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- ^ a b "Mandani Parvat". PeakVisor. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b SCHWARZGRUBER, PROFESSOR RUDOLF (1939). "THE GERMAN EXPEDITION TO THE GANGOTRI GLACIER, 1938 : Himalayan Journal vol.11/11". www.himalayanclub.org. 11. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Mehta, Soli S. "Triennial Report 1972-4 Indian Himalaya" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "List of expeditions" (PDF). www.alpinejournal.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Devprayag | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.