Atal I
| Atal I | |
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| P. 6566 | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,566 m (21,542 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Uttarakhand |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | In October 2018 Atal I was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M. |
Atal I is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6566. It was renamed after a team from N.I.M. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering climbed four unnamed peaks and named it after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.[1] The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal I is 6,566 metres (21,542 ft). It is joint 72nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 5.7 km ENE of Sudarshan Parbat 6,507 metres (21,348 ft). Swetvarn 6,340 metres (20,801 ft) lies 5 km west and it is 5.6 km ESE of Chaturbhuj 6,654 metres (21,831 ft). It lies 3.1 km SE of Yogeshwar 6,678 metres (21,909 ft). [2]
Climbing history
[edit | edit source]Atal I was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.in October 2018. The expedition was flagged off from Dehradun on October 4 by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand. [3][4]
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
[edit | edit source]Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Atal I:
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- Matri 6,721 metres (22,051 ft)Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
- Swetvarn 6,340 metres (20,801 ft)Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
- Kalidhang 6,373 metres (20,909 ft)Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
- Shyamvarn 6,135 metres (20,128 ft)Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
Glaciers and rivers
[edit | edit source]Shyamvarn bamak on the western side. Nilamber Glacier on the eastern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier which was called Gomukh emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.[5]
References
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