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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Bhrigupanth
| other_name =
| photo =Thalay Sagar.jpg
| photo_caption =Bhrigupanth and Thalay sagar from left
| elevation_m = 6772
| elevation_ref =<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1 | title=Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Group }}</ref>
| prominence_m = 268
| prominence_ref =<ref>{{cite web | url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/bhrigupanth.html | title=Bhrigupanth }}</ref>
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
| listing = [[List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand|Mountains of Uttarakhand]]
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| map_size = 260
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|30|52|50|N|79|00|10|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = 1980 by Indian American Women's expedition led by Arlene Blum by the south face.
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Bhrigupanth''' (Hindi: भृगुपंत) is a mountain of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It stands majestically at 6772 meter 22218 feet. It is the 38th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand India. [[Nanda Devi]] is the highest mountain in this category. Bhrigupanth is the 525th highest peak in the world.<ref>https://4sport.ua/_upl/2/1442/highasiato6650DRAFT-a-and-b-peaks.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> It is located northeast of [[Thalay Sagar]] 6904 meter, northwest of [[Meru Peak]] 6660 meter and south of [[Manda III]] 6529 meter.

==Climbing history==
There are many attempts on this peak, few of them successful. Below is a list of successful attempts.
* First ascent of Bhrigupanth happened in 1980 by Indian American Women's expedition led by Arlene Blum via south face.
* A seven member Japanese team of the Senshu Alpine Club, Osaka, led by K. Yakamura, successful by the south face in 1982.<ref name=aaj_1983/>
* In 1983 an 11-member Taiwanese team led by Huang Lee Chun-Jung. climbed from the west face. Climb followed by a tragedy death of two members and Sherpa Ang Pasang.
* In 1987 a 10-member Polish team from Warsaw made the first ascent of the west pillar route led by R. Kolakowski. They descended by the south face route.
* In 1988 a 6-member Spanish team led by J. Vicente climbed the peak.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/46/10/bhrigupanth-6772-m-1989/ | title=The HJ/46/10 BHRIGUPANTH (6772 m), 1989 }}</ref>

==Glaciers and rivers==
It is surrounded by Glaciers on all the side [[Kedar Bamak]], on the western side, [[Bhrigupanth Bamak]] on the eastern side and [[Kirti Bamak]] on the south east. The famous Kedar Tal is near Kedar Bamak. [[Kedar Ganga]] emerges from Kedar Bamak and it merges with Bhagirathi river at [[Gangotri]].

==Neighboring peaks==
The neighboring peaks of Bhrigupanth:
* [[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}}
* [[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}}
* [[Jogin]]: {{Convert|6465|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|42|N|78|55|31|E}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=aaj_1983>
{{cite journal | journal = American Alpine Journal | publisher = American Alpine Club
| title = Asia, India-Garhwal, Bhrigupanth | year = 1983 | volume = 25 | issue = 57
| url = https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198325902
| url-status = live | access-date = 18 June 2020}}</ref>
}}

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

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