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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Manda III
| other_name =
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 6529
| elevation_ref =<ref name="MIII"/>
| prominence_m = 450
| prominence_ref =<ref name="MIII">{{cite web |title=Manda III |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/manda-iii.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=29 May 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|54|18|N|79|00|01|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = On September 22, 1992 A four member team of Dalriada Climbing Club, Ireland.<ref name="Md3"/>
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Manda III''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Manda III is {{convert|6529|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|450|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 81st highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 2.4 km south of [[Manda II]] {{convert|6568|m|ft|0}} and 2.8 km north of [[Bhrigupanth]] {{convert|6772|m|ft|0}}. It lies 6.6 km east of [[Jogin II]] {{convert|6342|m|ft|0}}. It is located 6.7 km NW of [[Shivling (mountain)]] {{convert|6543|m|ft|0}} and 13.1 km east lies [[Bhagirathi Parbat II]] {{convert|6512|m|ft|0}}.

==Climbing history==

A four-member team of Dalriada Climbing Club, Ireland comprising Andy Cunningham, Richard Mansfield, Gary Murray and Ian Rea climbed Manda III via the southeast flank and southwest ridge. On September 22, they reached the summit in alpine-style it took five days from base camp and to descend. According to them this was the first ascent. A previous British attempt at the peak from the northwest face and north ridge in 1986 failed at 6100 meters.<ref name="Md3">{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India—Kumaon and Garhwal, Mada III |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1993 |volume=35 |issue=67 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199324602 |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Manda III:
* [[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}}
* [[Shivling]]: {{Convert|6543|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|37|N|79|03|56|E}}
* [[Gangotri I]]: {{Convert|6682|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|04|N|78|50|49|E}}
* [[Gangotri II]]: {{Convert|6590|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|54|23|N|78|51|21|E}}
* [[Gangotri III]]: {{Convert|6577|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|52|57|N|78|52|05|E}}
* [[Jogin II]]: {{Convert|6342|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|53|45|N|78|55|58|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
On the western side lies [[Kedar Bamak]] and on the eastern side lies [[Bhrigupanth Bamak]].<ref name="Md3"/> Kedar Ganga emerges from Kedar bamak and joins [[Bhagirathi River]] near Gangotri. Bhrigupanth Bamak drain down to Bhagirathi River near Bhojwas. Bhagirathi joins the [[Alaknanda River]] the other main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] at [[Dev Prayag]] and called Ganga there after.

==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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