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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Bhrigu Parbat
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| elevation_m = 6041
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| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
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| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
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| coordinates = {{coord|30|57|34|N|78|59|06|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = on September 2, 2001 A nine-member Indian expedition led by Dr Anjan Chaudhary
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'''Bhrigu Parbat''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the [[Gangotri National Park]]. The elevation of Bhrigu Parbat is {{convert|6041|m|ft|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Mountain Group |url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php |website=www.alpine-club.org.uk |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref> It is joint 167th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies NNW to [[Manda I]] {{convert|6491|m|ft|0}} its nearest higher neighbor.

==Climbing history==
A nine-member Indian expedition team from west Bengal led by Dr Anjan Chaudhary climbed Bhrigu Parvat (6041m), on September 2, 2001. They approached the peak from north of Manda via the Kedar Kharak. The summit was reached on September 2 by Tanmoy Chakraborty and Arun Danti Das.<ref name="bhrigu parbat">{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India, Western Garhwal, Gangotri, Bhrigu Parvat (6041m), Ascent |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=2002 |volume=44 |issue=76 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200238401 |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=2002 American Alpine Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E50bIVG3Q5QC&pg=RA1-PA384|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-1-933056-49-4|pages=1–}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Bhrigu Parbat:
* [[Manda III]]: {{Convert|6529|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|54|18|N|79|00|01|E}}
* [[Shivling]]: {{Convert|6543|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|37|N|79|03|56|E}}
* [[Gangotri I]]: {{Convert|6682|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|04|N|78|50|49|E}}
* [[Jogin II]]: {{Convert|6342|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|53|45|N|78|55|58|E}}
* [[Thalay Sagar]]: {{Convert|6904|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|51|29|N|78|59|50|E}}
* [[Meru Peak]]: {{Convert|6660|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|05|N|79|01|56|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
On the western side lies [[Kedar Bamak]] and on the eastern side lies [[Bhrigupanth Bamak]] and Manda Bamak. Kedar Ganga emerges from Kedar bamak and joins [[Bhagirathi River]] near Gangotri. Bhrigupanth Bamak and Manda Bamak drain down to Bhagirathi River near Bhojwas. Bhagirathi joins the [[Alaknanda River]] the other main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] at [[Dev Prayag]] and called 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>

==See also==

* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]

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>John B123 at 20:10, 9 July 2020