Kalabaland Dhura is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya
The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Geology
This range is also a part of Himalaya Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Major peaks ...
in Uttarakhand India. It situated at the head of Kalabaland Glacier. The elevation of Kalabaland Dhura is and its prominence is . It is 158th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
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. It lies 3 km south of
Kalganga Dhura . Its nearest higher neighbor Bamba Dhura lies 2.7 km ENE and it is 3.7 km west of
Chiring We
Chiring We is the Himalayan peak situated in eastern Kumaun of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. The altitude of the peak is 6,559 m. Chiring We is the highest peak above the Kalabaland Glacier. Chiring We massif, ...
. It lies 6.9 km NW of
Suli Top
Suli Top is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Pithoragarh district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is situated over the eastern flank of Kalabaland Glacier, east of Johar Valley. The other peaks on the massif are Chiring We
Chiring ...
.
Climbing history
The first ascent of Kalabaland Dhura happened on 6 June, 1979 by Harish Kapadia, Vijay Kothari and Lakhpa Tsering. They taken the route from Camp 3 to a col on the north side of the peak. Then followed a steep gully to the top which had heavy cornices on the top. Kalabaland Dhura is a suggested name for this unnamed peak at that time.
A team from
I.I.T Bombay led by V. V. Limaye climbed Kalabaland Dhura in 1982.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring peaks of Kalabaland Dhura:
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Bamba Dhura, 6,334m (20,781 ft),
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Suli Top
Suli Top is a Himalayan mountain peak in the Pithoragarh district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is situated over the eastern flank of Kalabaland Glacier, east of Johar Valley. The other peaks on the massif are Chiring We
Chiring ...
, 6,300m (20,669 ft),
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Kalganga Dhura, 6,215m (20,390 ft)
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Chiring We
Chiring We is the Himalayan peak situated in eastern Kumaun of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. The altitude of the peak is 6,559 m. Chiring We is the highest peak above the Kalabaland Glacier. Chiring We massif, ...
, 6,559m (20,030 ft)
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Suitilla
Suj Tilla or Suitilla is a Himalayan peak located on the eastern side of Uttarakhand state in Pithoragarh District of India. The peak is located above the junction of Kalabaland, Sankalp and Yankchar glaciers. Ralam Dhura pass is situated to ...
, 6,373m (20,909 ft)
Glaciers and rivers
Kalabaland Glacier is 15 km in length, running NW to SE. It joins the
Yankchar glacier and both together form the
Shankalpa glacier, The Ralam Gad river originates from here which later joins
Gori Ganga
Gori Ganga ( Kumaoni: ''Gori Gād'') is a river in the Munsiari tehsil of the Pithoragarh District, part of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. Its principal source is the Milam Glacier, just northeast of Nanda Devi along with the Glac ...
or Gori gad which originates at
Milam Glacier
Milam Glacier is a major glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya.
History
It is located in the tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about northeast of Nanda Devi. It ranges in elevation from about to about at ...
on the west of Kalabaland glacier.
See also
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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 ...
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Geography of Chamoli district