Jorkanden
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Elevation6,473 m (21,237 ft)
Parent rangeKinner Kailash range, Himalayas
| Jorkanden | |
|---|---|
_and_Jorkanden_(6473_m)_from_Kalpa_photographed_By_Sumita_Roy.jpg) Jorkanden is the peak on the right (as visible from Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh); on the left is Kinnaur Kailash, which is often misidentified as Jorkanden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,473 m (21,237 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Himachal Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 31°29′51″N 78°22′29″E / 31.49750°N 78.37472°E |
| Geography | |
  Jorkanden Location in Himachal Pradesh  Jorkanden Jorkanden (India) | |
| Parent range | Kinner Kailash range, Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 26 May 1974 An expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1] |
Jorkanden is a 6,473-metre (21,237 ft) high Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2] It is the highest peak in the Kinner Kailash range of the Greater Himalayas.[3] An expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police first climbed the peak on 26 May 1974.[1][3] The peak is often confused with the Kinnaur Kailash peak 6,050 metres (19,850 ft), which can be distinguished through its distinctly pointed 'pillar' on top, which is worshipped as a shivling, abode of the Indian god Shiva.[4]