Shwetvarna
| Shwetvarna | |
|---|---|
| Swetvarn | |
  Shwetvarna Location in Uttarakhand | |
| Highest point | |
Garhwal Himalaya | |
Shwetvarna is a mountain of the
Shyamvarn 6,135 metres (20,128 ft). [1]
Climbing history
An Indo-French Expedition of eleven member team seven Indian and four French attempted many peaks around Swetvarn glacier. Some of the members attempted Swetvarn on 25 May 1981 and reached within 300 ft of the summit through the east ridge. C. D. Danthi, Jacques Giraud, Kanu Pomal and Lakhpa Tsering had to return because of mixed terrain ahead.[2][3]
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Swetvarn:
- Chirbas Parbat 6,529 metres (21,421 ft)31°02′03″N 79°03′09″E / 31.03417°N 79.05250°E
- Matri 6,721 metres (22,051 ft)31°00′53″N 79°04′11″E / 31.01472°N 79.06972°E
- Sudarshan Parbat 6,507 metres (21,348 ft)30°58′37″N 79°05′36″E / 30.97694°N 79.09333°E
- Kalidhang 6,373 metres (20,909 ft)31°02′40″N 79°01′20″E / 31.04444°N 79.02222°E
- Yogeshwar: 6,678 m (21,909 ft)30°59′56″N 79°07′03″E / 30.99889°N 79.11750°E
Glaciers and rivers
On the east side lies
Dev Prayag and called Ganga there after.[4]
See also
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- ^ a b c "Svetvarn". PeakVisor. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Kapadia, Harish (1982). "SUDARSHAN PARBAT - UNE BELLE MONTAGUE : Himalayan Journal vol.38/14". www.himalayanclub.org. 38. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "AAC Publications - Asia, India, Garhwal, Sudarshan Parbat and Other Peaks, Gangotri Glacier". publications.americanalpineclub.org. 24 (56). 1982. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Devprayag | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.