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| name = Atal II <br />
| other_name = P. 6557<br />
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| elevation_m = 6557<br />
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| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]<br />
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| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| map = India Uttarakhand<br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|30|59|51|N|79|09|04|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| first_ascent = In October 2018, Atal I was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.<br />
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''' Atal II''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6557. It was renamed after a team from the 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 of the N.I.M.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oct 20 |first1=PTI / |title=Four Himalayan peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/66297291.cms |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal II is {{convert|6557|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 74th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]] is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6&nbsp;km ENE of [[Sudarshan Parbat]] {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}. [[Swetvarn]] {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}} lies 5.1&nbsp;km WSW and it is 5.5&nbsp;km east of [[Chaturbhuj]] {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}. It lies 2.9&nbsp;km ESE of [[Yogeshwar (mountain)|Yogeshwar]] {{convert|6678|m|ft|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor |url=https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=30.988333333333333&lng=79.15138888888889&alt=6473 |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=4 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Climbing history==<br />
Atal II 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 Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee-1935008 |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Near Gangotri Named After Vajpayee |journal=https://www.outlookindia.com/ |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/four-himalayan-peaks-near-gangotri-named-after-vajpayee/318725 |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==<br />
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Atal II:<br />
* [[Shyamvarn]] {{convert|6135|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|58|34|N|79|07|40|E}}<br />
* [[Sudarshan Parbat]] {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|58|37|N|79|05|36|E}}<br />
* [[Yogeshwar (mountain)|Yogeshwar]] {{Convert|6678|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|59|56|N|79|07|03|E}}<br />
* [[Chaturbhuj (mountain)|Chaturbhuj]] {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|59|41|N|79|05|37|E}} <br />
* [[Matri (mountain)|Matri]] {{convert|6721|m|ft|0}}{{coord|31|00|53|N|79|04|11|E}}<br />
* [[Swetvarn]] {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|59|12|N|79|05|54|E}}<br />
* [[Kalidhang]] {{convert|6373|m|ft|0}}{{coord|31|02|40|N|79|01|20|E}}<br />
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==Glaciers and rivers==<br />
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[[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |accessdate=22 May 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]</div>CleanupBot