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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kalabaland Dhura
| other_name =
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6105
| elevation_ref =<ref name="kalbaland"/>
| prominence_m = 270
| prominence_ref =<ref name="kalbaland">{{cite web |title=Kalabaland Dhura |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/kalabaland-dhura.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=22 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|25|31|N|80|15|34|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = on 6 June, 1979 by Harish Kapadia, Vijay Kothari and Lakhpa Tsering.
| easiest_route =
| embedded = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}
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'''Kalabaland Dhura''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. It situated at the head of Kalabaland Glacier. The elevation of Kalabaland Dhura is {{convert|6105|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|270|m|ft|0}}. It is 158th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3 km south of [[Kalganga Dhura]] {{convert|6215|m|ft|0}}. Its nearest higher neighbor Bamba Dhura {{convert|6334|m|ft|0}} lies 2.7 km ENE and it is 3.7 km west of [[Chiring We]] {{convert|6559|m|ft|0}}. It lies 6.9 km NW of [[Suli Top]] {{convert|6300|m|ft|0}}. <ref name="kalbaland"/>

==Climbing history==
The first ascent of Kalabaland Dhura happened on 6 June, 1979 by Harish Kapadia, Vijay Kothari and Lakhpa Tsering. They taken the route from Camp 3 to a col on the north side of the peak. Then followed a steep gully to the top which had heavy cornices on the top. Kalabaland Dhura is a suggested name for this unnamed peak at that time.<ref name="kalbaland d">{{cite journal |title=MOUNTAIN OF LONG LIFE : Himalayan Journal vol.36/15 |journal=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1980 |volume=36 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/36/15/mountain-of-long-life/ |accessdate=22 June 2020}}</ref>

A team from [[I.I.T Bombay]] led by V. V. Limaye climbed Kalabaland Dhura in 1982.<ref>{{cite journal |title=EXPEDITIONS 1980-1982 : Himalayan Journal vol.39/24 |journal=www.himalayanclub.org |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/39/24/expeditions-1980-1982/ |accessdate=22 June 2020}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
Neighboring peaks of Kalabaland Dhura:
* '''[[Bamba Dhura]]''', 6,334m (20,781 ft), {{coord|30|26|24|N|80|16|48|E|type:mountain}}
* '''[[Suli Top]]''', 6,300m (20,669 ft), {{coord|30|25|09|N|80|19|29|E|type:mountain}}
* '''[[Kalganga Dhura]]''', 6,215m (20,390 ft){{coord|30|27|15|N|80|15|33|E|type:mountain}}
* '''[[Chiring We]]''', 6,559m (20,030 ft){{coord|30|25|12|N|80|18|00|E|type:mountain}}
* '''[[Suitilla]]''', 6,373m (20,909 ft){{coord|30|19|48|N|80|22|48|E|type:mountain}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
[[Kalabaland Glacier]] is 15 km in length, running NW to SE. It joins the [[Yankchar glacier]] and both together form the [[Shankalpa glacier]], The Ralam Gad river originates from here which later joins [[Gori Ganga]] or Gori gad which originates at [[Milam Glacier]] on the west of Kalabaland glacier.<ref name="kalbaland d"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Kalabaland Glacier - Glacier Details |url=https://himalayanhigh.in/himalayas/himalayan-resource.aspx?resourceRequested=2040&resource-ResourceID=73 |website=Himalayan High |accessdate=22 June 2020 |language=en}}</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]]

Kalabaland Dhura - Revision history

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