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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Durpata
| other_name =
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6468
| elevation_ref =<ref name="durpata"/>
| prominence_m = 638
| prominence_ref =<ref name="durpata">{{cite web |title=Durpata |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/durpata.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=6 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| listing =
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
| range_coordinates =
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| map_size = 260
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|30|43|03|N|79|44|12|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = On 16th August, 1939 Andre Roch and sherpa Gombu during a Swiss Climbing Party.
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Durpata''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Durpata is {{convert|6468|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|638|m|ft|0}}. It is 93rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3.8 km east of [[Gauri Parbat]] {{convert|6708|m|ft|0}} its nearest higher neighbor. [[Hathi Parbat]] {{convert|6727|m|ft|0}} lies 4.8 km SW and it is 5.1 km SSE of [[Rataban]] {{convert|6166|m|ft|0}}. It lies 11.7 km SSE of [[Nilgiri Parbat]] {{convert|6474|m|ft|0}}. <ref name="durpata"/>

==Climbing history==
It was first climbed by [[Andre Roch]] and Sherpa Gombu in 1939 during a Swiss climbing party. On 16th August they climbed a glacier and followed a ridge on the south-east slope between two summits. they found a large partially frozen [[tarn (lake)|tarn]] at 21,000 feet Mounting some couloirs they soon attained a snowy ridge to the top. They descended after building a small cairn and back in camp in 2 hours.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Roch |first1=Andre |title=Dunagiri, Gauri Parbat, Rataban, and Chaukhamba, 1939: Himalayan Journal vol.12/4 |journal=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1940 |volume=12 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/12/4/dunagiri-gauri-parbat-rataban-and-chaukhamba-1939/ |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Durpata:
* [[Gauri Parbat]] {{convert|6708|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|42|40|N|79|42|03|E}}
* [[Rataban]] {{convert|6166|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|45|02|N|79|42|19|E}}
* [[Nilgiri Parbat]] {{convert|6474|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|46|59|N|79|38|43|E}}
* [[Hathi Parbat]] {{convert|6727|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|41|06|N|79|42|21|E}}<ref>http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php</ref>

==Glaciers and rivers==
It was surrounded by [[Ratabon Glacier]] on the northern side and [[Kosa Glacier]] on the southern side. Both the glacier merge them self and drains down to [[Dhauliganga River]] near [[Malari]]. Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at [[Vishnuprayag]]. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi 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>

==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]]

Durpata - Revision history

>Onel5969 at 16:35, 26 October 2020