Sudarshan Parbat is a mountain of the
Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Sudarshan Parbat is and its prominence is . It is joint 87th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Sudarshan Parbat lies 2.1 km south of
Chaturbhuj and 3.3 km west of
Shyamvarn . Its nearest higher neighbor Chaturbhuj. It is located 3.7 km SW of
Yogeshwar and 9.9 km SW lies
Manda I
Manda I is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India also called Manda. The elevation of Manda I is and its prominence is . It is joint 86th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in th ...
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Climbing history
An Indo French expedition of eleven member, four French and seven Indian climbers led by
Harish Kapadia
Harish Kapadia (born 11 July 1945) is a Himalayan mountaineer, author and long-time editor of the '' Himalayan Journal'' from India. He has been awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, the Life Time Achievement Award fo ...
attempt Sudarshan and six other peaks surrounding the
Swetvarn Bamak. There are some previous claims of first summit of Sudarshan, later found false.
On 30 May 1981 First ascent by the east ridge. The Summiters are Hubert Odier, Alain de Blanchaud, Zerksis Boga, Lakhpa Tsering, Bernard Odier and Jacques Giraud. They fixed some 1500 ft of rope on some difficult sections of ice. From the final camp they took six hours to reach the summit.
Glaciers and rivers
Swetvarn Bamak on the Eastern side.
Thelu bamak on the Southern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of
Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. from there emerges 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 ...
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Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Sudarshan Parbat:
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Chaturbhuj
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Matri
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Swetvarn
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Kalidhang
Kalidhang is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Gangotri National Park. The elevation of Kalidhang is and its prominence is . It is joint 105th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda ...
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Yogeshwar
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Thelu
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