Sudarshan Parbat
| Sudarshan Parbat | |
|---|---|
 Sudarshan Parbat | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,507 m (21,348 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 456 m (1,496 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 30°58′37″N 79°05′36″E / 30.97694°N 79.09333°E |
| Geography | |
  Sudarshan Parbat Location in Uttarakhand | |
| Location | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | An Indo French expedition, led by Harish Kapadia on 30 May 1981 by the east ridge. |
Sudarshan Parbat is a mountain of the
Shyamvarn 6,135 metres (20,128 ft). Its nearest higher neighbor Chaturbhuj. It is located 3.7 km SW of Yogeshwar 6,678 metres (21,909 ft) and 9.9 km SW lies Manda I
6,511 metres (21,362 ft).
Climbing history
An Indo French expedition of eleven member, four French and seven Indian climbers led by Harish Kapadia 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.[3]
Glaciers and rivers
Ganga
.
Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Sudarshan Parbat:
- Chaturbhuj 6,654 metres (21,831 ft)30°59′41″N 79°05′37″E / 30.99472°N 79.09361°E
- Matri 6,721 metres (22,051 ft)31°00′53″N 79°04′11″E / 31.01472°N 79.06972°E
- Swetvarn 6,340 metres (20,801 ft)30°59′12″N 79°05′54″E / 30.98667°N 79.09833°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
- Thelu 6,000 metres (19,685 ft)
See also
- List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sudarshan Parbat". PeakVisor. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Kapadia, Harish (1982). "SUDARSHAN PARBAT - UNE BELLE MONTAGUE : Himalayan Journal vol.38/14". www.himalayanclub.org. 38. Retrieved 4 May 2020.