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Kedarnath (or Kedarnath Main) and Kedarnath Dome (or Kedar Dome) are two mountains in the 
Image:Kedar from Tungnath vvnataraj.jpg, Kedar and Kedar Dome peaks from Tungnath
Image:KedarnathMountain2009.jpg, View from Kedarnath
Image:Kedarnath and Kedar Dome, Uttarakhand India November 2013.jpg, Kedarnath and Kedar Dome in November
Image:Mount Kedarnath and Kedar Dome with temple bells.jpg, Mount Kedarnath and Kedar Dome with temple bells from Kartik Swami
Gangotri Group
The Gangotri Group of mountains is a subdivision of the Garhwal Himalaya in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It rings the Gangotri Glacier, and contains peaks that are notable either for their religious significance to Hindus, for their ...
of peaks in the western Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India:
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*Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom
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Himalaya
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in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
state, India
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. Kedarnath (Main) lies on the main ridge that lies south of the Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri (Sanskrit and hi, गंगोत्री) is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet. This glacier, one of the primary sources of the Ganges, has a volume of over 27 cubic kilometers. The glacie ...
, 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 south of the Hindu
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holy site of Gaumukh
Gomukh, also known as "Gaumukh" or "Gomukhi" (Hindi: गौमुख or गौमुखी ; Assamese and Bengali: গোমুখ or গোমুখী), is the terminus or pout of the Gangotri Glacier and the source of the Bhagirathi River, on ...
(the source of the Ganges River
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 ...
). Kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome is the third highest.
Ascent
Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome were first climbed together, in 1947, by aSwiss
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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
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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."
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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 ...
References
Geography of Uttarkashi district Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub