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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Ganesh Parbat
| other_name =
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6532
| elevation_ref =<ref name="Ganesh"/>
| prominence_m = 500
| prominence_ref =<ref name="Ganesh">{{cite web |title=Ganesh Parbat |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/ganesh-parbat.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=12 June 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|58|21|N|79|43|03|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent =on June 16 by an Indian Police expedition led by Shivraj Singh.
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Ganesh Parbat''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Ganesh Parbat is {{convert|6532|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|500|m|ft|0}}. It is 80th joint highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It is situated in the Zaskar Range. It lies 13.3 km ENE of [[Kamet]] {{convert|7756|m|ft|0}}. Its nearest higher neighbor an unnamed peak {{convert|6664|m|ft|0}} lies 8 km ENE and it is 11 km NWN of [[Geldhung]] {{convert|6163|m|ft|0}}. It lies 14.2 km NE of [[Mana Peak]] {{convert|7272|m|ft|0}}.<ref name="Ganesh"/>

==Climbing history==
On June 16 an Indian Police expedition team led by Shivraj Singh had the first ascent of Ganesh Parbat. The 10 men team reached the summit at 11:30 a.m. starting at 2 a.m. The leader reached the summit with Ramesh Shahi, P. Singh, Balwant Singh Pal, Ang Chatter, Sherpas Sang Boo Aila and Hisse, and Garhwalis HAP Puran and Kalyan Singh.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India—Garhwal, Ascents in 1965 |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1967 |volume=15 |issue=2 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196741102 |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=THE ASCENT OF GANESH PARBAT : Himalayan Journal vol.26/14 |journal=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1965 |volume=26 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/26/14/the-ascent-of-ganesh-parbat/ |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Ganesh Parbat:
* [[Kamet]]: {{Convert|7756|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|12|N|79|35|30|E}}
* [[Mana Peak]]: {{Convert|7272|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|50|N|79|36|55|E}}
* [[Mana Northwest]]: {{Convert|7092|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|53|37|N|79|35|57|E}}
* [[Bidhan (mountain)|Bidhan]]: {{Convert|6520|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|51|48|N|79|40|49|E}}
* [[Mandir Parbat]]: {{Convert|6559|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|49|40|N|79|36|14|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
[[Raikana Glacier]], [[Uttari Raikana Glacier]], [[Ganesh Glacier]] all three glacier joins [[Purbi Kamet Glacier]] from there emerges the river [[Dhauliganga River|Dhauli Ganga]] which met [[Alaknanda river]] at [[Vishnu Prayag]] an 82 km journey from its mouth. Alaknanda river is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] which later joins the other tributaries Bhagirathi river at [[Dev Prayag]].

==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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