Chamrao Parbat II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated in the Zaskar Range. The elevation of Chamrao Parbat II is Template:Convert and its prominence is Template:Convert. It is 41st highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6.6 km NW of Kamet Template:Convert. Its nearest higher neighbor Mukut Parbat Template:Convert lies 2.5 km SE and it is 9 km NW of Mana NW Template:Convert. It lies 3.3 km SE of Chamrao Parbat I.[1]
Climbing history
A four-member New Zealand expedition team comprising E. P. Hillary from Auckland, W. G. Lowe from Hastings, F. M. Cotter from Christchurch, and H. E. RIDDIFORD and four sherpas Pasang Dawa Lama, Nima, his brother Thundu, and Ylla Tenzing started their journey from Ranikhet on 2 June 1951 towards Badrinath. Their main objectives in this expedition is Nilkanth and Mukut Parbat. They had climbed many other peaks including P. 6760. W. G. LOWE and Hillary climbed P. 6760 on 5 August 1951.[2]
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Chamrao Parbat II:
- Kamet: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Mana Peak: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Mana Northwest: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Bidhan Parbat: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Mandir Parbat: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Abi Gamin: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Mukut Parbat: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Saraswati Parbat I: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
- Balbala: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
Glaciers and rivers
Near by glaciers and river Dakshini Chamrao glacier, Balbala glacier and Paschimi Kamet glacier all the glacier drain their water in the Saraswati River which then joins Alaknanda River near Mana village one of the main tributaries of Ganga river.[3] The River Dhauli Ganga emerges from Purbi Kamet Glacier and met Alaknanda river at Vishnu Prayag an 82 km journey from its mouth. Alaknanda river is one of the main tributaries of Ganga.Template:Cn
See also
References
- ↑ 3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor. PeakVisor.
- ↑ NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION TO THE GARHWAL HIMALAYA, 19511 : Himalayan Journal vol.17/3. www.himalayanclub.org({Template:Date).
- ↑ Rains hit Uttarakhand, rivers near danger levels(16 July 2014).