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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Bhagirathi Parbat II<br />
| other_name = <br />
| photo =Bhagirathi II and III (L-R) WTK IMG 0614 150917.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Bhagirathi II and III from left to right<br />
| elevation_m = 6512<br />
| elevation_ref =<br />
| prominence_m = 517<br />
| prominence_ref =<ref>https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=30.883977534093432&lng=79.13482409428462&alt=6462</ref><br />
| listing = <br />
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]<br />
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| map = Uttarakhand<br />
| range_coordinates = <br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| label_position = right <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30|52|55|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <br />
| first_ascent = The first ascent by Austrians Edi Ellmauthaler and Toni Messner in 1933.<br />
| easiest_route = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhagirathi Parbat II''' (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत II) is a mountain in Uttarakhand India. It's the 85th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand India. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. Its second highest peak in the [[Bhagirathi Massif]]. The summits is 6512 meter or 21365 feet. It was first climbed by Austrians Edi Ellmauthaler and Toni Messner in 1933.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/330008/hbad-mountaineer-set-conquer-mt.html|title=H'bad mountaineer set to conquer Mt Bhagirathi II|date=2013-05-03|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref><br />
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==Climbing history==<br />
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It was first ascent by Austrians Edi Ellmauthaler and Toni Messner in 1933. The first Indian success on this peak came on 20 October 1966. Govinda Raj, Amar Ray, and two Sherpas, Karma and Gyalboo climbed to the summit after a ten hour of difficult climb. while coming back from summit in a freak accident Amar Ray, and two Sherpas Karma and Gyalboo died while Govinda Raj got frostbite.<ref name="Bhagirathi II">{{cite journal |title=CHATURANGI EXPEDITION, 1966 |journal=The Himalayan Journal |volume=27 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/27/17/chaturangi-expedition-1966/ |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==<br />
[[File:Bhagirathi Massif.jpg|Bhagirathi Massif|600px]]<br />
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From left to right Vasuki Parbat, Bhagirathi Parbat II, IV, III, I neighboring peaks<br />
:Bhagirathi Parbat II neighboring or subsidiary peaks:<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat I]]''', 6,856&nbsp;m (22493&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|51|00|N|79|08|57|E|type:mountain}}<br />
*'''[[Satopanth]]''', 7,075m (23,212&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|50|42|N|79|12|45|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Vasuki Parbat]]''', 6,792m (22,283&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|52|30|N|79|10|30|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat III]]''', 6,454&nbsp;m (21175&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|09|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}<br />
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==Glaciers and rivers==<br />
The Gangotri Glacier on the east side and Vasuki Glacier on the west side and Chaturangi Glacier on the north. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges Bhagirathi river also called Ganga or Ganges.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[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>>John of Reading