Pilapani Parbat (Hindi:पीलापानी पर्वत) is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Pilapani Parbat is and its prominence is . It is 33rd highest located entirely within Uttarakhand.
Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category, and 488th highest in the world.
Pilapani Parbat lies between the
Sri Kailash
Sri Kailash (Hindi: श्री कैलाश) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India, the 47th highest located entirely within India. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Sri Kailash 204th highest peak in the world. The summit i ...
and
Mana Parbat III . Its nearest higher neighbor Sri Kailash lies 6.5 km NNW. It is located 9.5 km SE of
Yogeshwar and 11.7 km SW lies
Bhagirathi Parbat II .
Glacier and river
Pilapani Parbat lies at Pilapani Bamak at the head of Raktvarn glacier on the true left.
Other glaciers near by:
Nilapani Bamak, Arwa Bamak, Mana Bamak, Kalindi Bamak, Swetvarn Bamak, Gulligad Bamak, and Gangotri Glacier from there emerges the Bhagirathi river, 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 ...
. Raktvarn Bamak drains itself near
Gomukh beside
Gangotri Glacier and part of Bhagirathi river.
Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Pilapani Parbat:
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Chirbas Parbat
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Matri
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Sudarshan Parbat
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Sri Kailash
Sri Kailash (Hindi: श्री कैलाश) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India, the 47th highest located entirely within India. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Sri Kailash 204th highest peak in the world. The summit i ...
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Yogeshwar:
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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 ...
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Kalindi peak:
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Chandra Parbat I
Chandra Parbat I ( hi, चन्द्रा पर्वत I) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Chandra Parbat I standing majestically at . It is 42nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is t ...
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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