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Geldhung

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Elevation6,163 m (20,220 ft)[1]
Prominence554 m (1,818 ft)[1]
Coordinates30°54′00″N 79°47′50″E / 30.90000°N 79.79722°E / 30.90000; 79.79722
LocationUttarakhand, India
Geldhung
Geldhung is located in Uttarakhand
Geldhung
Geldhung
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation6,163 m (20,220 ft)[1]
Prominence554 m (1,818 ft)[1]
Coordinates30°54′00″N 79°47′50″E / 30.90000°N 79.79722°E / 30.90000; 79.79722
Geography
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentOn September 7, 1975 by "The Durgapur Mountaineering Association".

Geldhung is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Geldhung is 6,163 metres (20,220 ft) and its prominence is 554 metres (1,818 ft). It is 146th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 11 km SSE of Ganesh Parbat 6,532 metres (21,430 ft) . Bidhan Parbat 6,520 metres (21,391 ft) lies 12 km WSW and It lies 19.8 km ESE of Kamet 7,756 metres (25,446 ft). It lies 19.5 km East of Mana NW 7,092 metres (23,268 ft). [1]

Geldhung was first climbed by a team from Durgapur, "The Durgapur Mountaineering Association". The trek started from Malari and established their Base Camp at Patalpani. On September 7, 1975, they climbed this virgin peak. The summiters were Sibapada Chakraborty, Amit Sinha, Dipak Pal and two Sherpas. [2]

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