Reo Purgyil, sometimes known as Leo Pargial and Leo Pargil, is a mountain peak at the southern end of the
Zanskar Range
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in the
Western Himalaya
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. It is located the border between
Himachal Pradesh
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,
India
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and
Tibet
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.
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At 6,816 m, Reo Purgyil is the highest mountain peak in the state of Himachal Pradesh and is located in ]Kinnaur district
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. Geologically
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the peak is a dome structure and is part of a great massif that rises above the Sutlej river
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and overlooks the western valleys of Tibet. The Spiti River
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, a right bank tributary of the Satluj, drains the northern face of the massif.[
The highest peak is often obscured by clouds and is located about 2 km to the south of Peak 6791, a well known slightly shorter twin with a height of 6,791 m.][ Peak 6791 is widely referred to as Leo Pargial and has sufficient topographic prominence to be classified as a mountain in its own right.][
] Nako village is located on the slopes of the mountain, close to the India-Tibet border.
Climbing history
* 1st official ascent (1971) by ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police)
* 2nd ascent (1991) by E. Theophilus and team
* 2018 ascent by Rajsekhar Maity and a Bengali team
* 2022 ascent by 12 members of ITBP
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led by Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and the Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dharmendra. Reportedly the only successful mountaineering expedition in North India during the COVID-19 pandemic
See also
* Geography of Himachal Pradesh
* List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh
*List of mountains in India
Highest major summits in India
Other significant mountains
* Agastyamalai
* Anamudi
* Anginda
* Apharwat Peak
* Bamba Dhura
* Bandarpunch
* Betlingchhip
* Blue Mountain
* Brammah
* Burphu Dhura
* Chandrashila
* Changuch
* Chaudhara
* C ...
*List of mountains by elevation
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References
External links
Khab, Kinnour, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dome formation and extension in the Tethyan Himalaya, Leo Pargil, northwest India - University of California, Santa Barbara
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Geography of Kinnaur district
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