Chaturangi is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Chaturangi is .
It is 102nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It is situated in the
Gangotri National Park. It lies 3.9 km south of
Pilapani Parbat its nearest higher neighbor. It is 5.1 km SW of
Mana Parbat II
Mana Parbat II (Hindi: माना पर्वत II) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Mana Parbat II standing majestically at . It is the 39th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the high ...
and it lies 11.2 km SE of
Yogeshwar .
Climbing history
In 1974 A team from kolkata climbed Chaturangi on September 27.The team comprising Jahar Guha Thakurta, Debu P. Bhattacharjee, B.S. Negi and Sherpa Kami.
In 1980 Toyo University Alpine Club, from Japan led by Kenshiro Ohtaki. The other members in the team Kimimasa Miwa, Mutsuo Ominato, Fumihide Saito, Yoshiharu Ohta and Junichi Endo. On October 18 camp I set up at 15,425 feet. On October 20 They set up Camp II at 16,075 feet below the south ridge of Chaturangi. On October 22 Camp III at 19,000 feet. On October 27 Miwa, Ominato and Ohta starting at seven A.M. in the morning and reached to the summit at three P.M. On October 29, Ohtaki, Saito and Junichi Endo also reached the summit at 1:35 in the afternoon.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Chaturangi:
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Mana Parbat I
Mana Parbat I (Hindi: माना पर्वत I) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Mana Parbat I standing majestically at . It is the 34th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest ...
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Kalindi peak:
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Pilapani Parbat:
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Chandra Parbat I:
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Satopanth
Mount Satopanth (7084m) is one of the prominent peaks of the Garhwal range of Himalayas that fall in the Indian subcontinent and also the second highest peak in Gangotri National Park.
Location Vasuki Parbat
Vasuki Parbat or Vasuki Parvat (Hindi:वासुकी पर्वत) is a mountain range of Garhwal Himalaya in Vasuki Glacier Uttarakhand, India. It has a subsidiary peak, Vasuki south. Vasuki Parbat stands majestically at 6792 meter and the ...
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Bhagirathi Parbat III
Bhagirathi Parbat III (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत III) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. It is the 95th highest peak located entirely within Uttarakhand, India. (The highest in this category is Nanda Devi.) The summit is . It ...
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Glaciers and rivers
On the southern side lies
Chaturangi Glacier which later joins
Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges
Bhagirathi River
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...
one of the main tributaries of river
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
. At
Dev Prayag
Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets ...
it merges with
Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
.and called Ganga there after.
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Geography of Chamoli district