Kedarnath (mountain)
| Kedarnath | |
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| केदारनाथ | |
| File:Kedarnath1.JPG | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). [1] |
| Prominence | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) [2] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Gangotri Group, Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1947 by André Roch et al.[3] |
Kedarnath (or Kedarnath Main) and Kedarnath Dome (or Kedar Dome) are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India. Kedarnath (Main) lies on the main ridge that lies south of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome, a subpeak of the main peak, lies on a spur projecting towards the glacier, two kilometres northwest of Kedarnath. They are at a distance 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the ganges River). Kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome is the third highest. Both peaks have relatively easy routes on their northwest sides, but the east face of Kedarnath Dome is a large, very difficult rock climb.[3]
| Kedarnath Dome | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). [1] |
| Prominence | 100 m (300 ft) [2] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Gangotri group, Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1947 by André Roch et al.[3] |
| Easiest route | Northwest flank (glacier/snow climb) |
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Ascent
Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome were first climbed together, in 1947, by a Swiss team led by André Roch. Their route on Kedarnath Dome, the northwest flank, is still the standard route; it is straightforward and relatively low-angle, and is a popular ski ascent in the spring season. The east face of Kedarnath Dome was first climbed in 1989 by a Hungarian expedition led by Attila Ozsváth. Their climb involved "sixty pitches of very hard climbing."[3]
Photo gallery
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Kedar and Kedar Dome peaks from Tungnath
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KedarnathMountain2009.jpg
View from Kedarnath
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Kedarnath and Kedar Dome in November
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, p. 140.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Corrected version of SRTM data, available at Viewfinder Panoramas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, ISBN 0-340-64931-3, p. 106.
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