Matri ( hi, मातृ) is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya 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 ...
, India. Matri standing majestically at . It is joint 46th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Matri lies between the
Chaturbhuj and
Chirbas Parbat . Its nearest higher neighbor Sri Kailash lies 10.3 km east. It is located 4.6 km NW of
Sudarshan Parbat and 5.7 km NW lies
Kalidhang .
climbing history
Three Indian girls from Paribhraman a team from
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
Gujrat climbed Matri (22,047 feet) On June 20, 1963.
An Indian team led by Prajapati Bhodane reached the summit of Matri On September 11, 1991, It was climbed by Prasad and Sher Singh through the southwest ridge. They followed the Matri Glacier from Chirbas.
Glaciers and rivers
Matri Bamak on the southern side from where Matri nala emerges and it joins Bhagirathi river near Chirbas. Bhagirathi the main tributaries of the 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 ...
. On the Northern side
Gulli gad bamak from there emerges Gulli gad which later joins
Jadh Ganga
Jadh Ganga, ( hi, जाध गंगा) also called Jahnavi River is a tributary of Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand state of India.
Course
Jadh Ganga rises, north of Mana Pass, from Lambi glacier where the river is known as Lambi Gad (Lambi river) ...
near
Neylong. That further joins Bhagirathi river near Bhairion ghati. Bhagirathi later joins
Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of the 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 ...
and became Ganga there after.
The word Bamak is used for Glacier and Gad for River.
Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Matri:
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Chaturbhuj
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Chirbas Parbat
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Sudarshan Parbat
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Kalidhang
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Yogeshwar:
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