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Janhukut (Hindi: जन्हुकुट) is a mountain of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Janhukut standing majestically at 6805 meter. It's the 31st highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India.
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal). It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world.
Nanda Devi was consid ...
, is the highest mountain in this category. Janhukut is the 473rd highest peak in the world.
Climbing history
The first ascent by a team of British mountaineers, Malcolm Bass, Paul Figg and Guy Buckingham made the summit on 6 June 2018 of the previously unclimbed peak via a route up its southwest buttress then southern ridge. It was first attempted by an Indian team in the 1980s and then an Austrian team in 2002. In 2004 Bass and Figg, who reached 6,000 meters on the southwest buttress The first significant progress made by any team along with teammate Andy Brown. On the same expedition, New Zealanders Pat Deavoll and Marty Beare climbed the main couloir on the peak's west face to reach 6,400 meters. Prior to the June 6th 2018 summit, In 2014, Bass returned again with Simon Yearsley and climbed the southwest buttress, reaching the crest of the south ridge at 6,640 meters. Tey named this area "The Castle." Unfortunately, they were forced to abandon their bit to summit due to "strong, cold winds." Their attempt was the highest up to that date, .Glaciers and rivers
On the eastern side of the Janhukut is Satopanth Bamak (Glacier) and on the west, Maiandi Bamak (Glacier). The southern end is flanked by Gangotri glacier and the northern by Bhagirathi Kharak glacier. From the Maiandi Bamak and Gangotri glaciers emerges Bhagirathi river and on the other side Satopanth Bamak and Bhagirathi kharak glacier, emerges Alaknanda river two main tributaries of Ganga. These two river meets at Devpryag from their starts the name Ganga. The entire surrounding area are protected within theGangotri National Park
Gangotri National Park is a national park in Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand in India, covering about . Its habitat consists of coniferous forests, alpine meadows and glaciers. Gaumukh at Gangotri glacier, the origin of river Ganga, is locat ...
, the largest conservation area in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, including Gangotri
Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi ...
Gomukh
Gomukh, also known as "Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi" (Hindi: गौमुख or गौमुखी ; Assamese language, Assamese and Bengali language, Bengali: গোমুখ or গোমুখী), is the Glacier terminus, terminus or pout of the Gangot ...
Tapoban, Kerdarnath Vasuki tal trek, Har ki dun valley trek and Badrinath to Satopanth tal trek.
Neighboring peaks
neighboring peaks of Janhukut: *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 Swachhand, 6,721 m (22051 ft)
* Chaukhamba I, 7,138 m (23419 ft)
* Mandani Parbat, 6,193 m (21175 ft)
See also
*List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state of India. This mountainous state contains, in its northern section, some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Many of them are unclimbed; many are unnamed. A large number of peaks in Uttarakhand are still ...
* Gangotri National Park
Gangotri National Park is a national park in Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand in India, covering about . Its habitat consists of coniferous forests, alpine meadows and glaciers. Gaumukh at Gangotri glacier, the origin of river Ganga, is locat ...
References
{{reflist Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas Geography of Chamoli district