Coordinates: 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E / 31.02000°N 78.57000°E / 31.02000; 78.57000

Kalanag

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Kalanag
Black Peak
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Kalanag
Highest point
Elevation6,387 m (20,955 ft)
ListingList of mountains in India
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Geography
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LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent1955
Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School

Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is a peak in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is the highest peak in the Bandarpunch massif, others being Bandarpunch I (6,316 m) and White Peak or Bandarpunch II (6,102 m). The name literally means "Black Cobra" in Hindi.

The peak was first summited in 1955 by schoolmaster Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun.[1]

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The Doon School 1984 expedition to Kalanag

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