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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Lampak I
| other_name = Lampak North
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6325
| elevation_ref =<ref name="Lampak I"/>
| prominence_m = 651
| prominence_ref =<ref name="Lampak I">{{cite web |title=Lampak I |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/lampak-i.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=18 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|37|50|N|79|57|06|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = A 10-member Punjab Police team led by PM Das climbed Lampak I on 13th june.
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Lampak I''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].The elevation of Lampak I is {{convert|6325|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|651|m|ft|0}}. It is 114th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 2.3 km SE of [[Lampak II]] {{convert|6181|m|ft|0}}. Its nearest higher neighbor [[Gorur Parbat]] {{convert|6504|m|ft|0}} lies 3.1 km SSE. [[Uja Tirche]] {{convert|6204|m|ft|0}} lies 6.4 km NE. It lies 7.7 km west of [[Shambhu ka Qila]] {{convert|6289|m|ft|0}}. <ref name="Lampak I"/>

==Climbing history==

A 10-member Punjab Police team led by PM Das climbed both Lampak I and Lampak II peaks in the Eastern Garhwal. They expedition established their base camp at 4,700m in the Kala Kharak to the west of the mountains, and then a higher camp I at 5,127m, from which both peaks could be attempted. After the initial success at [[Lampak II]] on 7th june they decided for a smaller and experienced climbers for Lampak I. On 9 June, Nari, Inder Kumar, HAP Sangram moved to Camp 1 for route-opening for Camp 2 the next day they found a site for Camp 2 at a height of 5617 m. There was space only for two small tents on the saddle.
On 10 June, team leader PM Das along with Mohan Lal, Anand Singh, HAP Nand Singh occupied Camp 1. On 11 and 12 June Nari, assisted by Inder and HAP Nandan spent time opening the route for Camp 2. They fixed a nylon line of 555 m on the rock and 380 m of their climbing ropes on the ice and snow, anchoring it with snow-stakes and ice pitons. On 13 June Nari, Inder Kumar, HAP Sangram Singh, Mohan Lal and PM Das started early and all five of them were on the summit by 4.30 p.m. This was the first ascent of Lampak I.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India, Eastern Garhwal, Lampak I and II, Ascents |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=2004 |volume=46 |issue=78 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200438201 |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Das |first1=P M |title=A JOURNEY INTO THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE : Himalayan Journal vol.60/9 |journal=www.himalayanclub.org |date=2004 |volume=60 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/60/9/a-journey-into-the-northern-fringe-of-the-nanda-devi-biosphere-reserve/ |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Lampak I:
* [[Lampak II]] {{convert|6181|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|38|31|N|79|55|54|E}}
* [[Gorur Parbat]] {{convert|6504|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|36|19|N|79|58|03|E}}
* [[Uja Tirche]] {{convert|6204|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|39|00|N|80|00|36|E}}
* [[Chalab]] {{convert|6160|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|35|51|N|80|02|30|E}}
* [[Hardeol]]: {{Convert|7151|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|33|36|N|80|00|39|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
On the west side lies [[ Kalla Bank Glacier]] which drains down to [[Dhauli Ganga]] near Jumma which later joins [[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]] 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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>Goutam1962 at 18:52, 18 June 2020