Reo Purgyil
Himalayan mountain
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Reo Purgyil (6,816 m),[3][2] and its shorter twin known as Leo Pargial[3] or Leo Pargil (6,791 m),[4][5][6] are twin mountain peaks at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Western Himalaya located on the border between Himachal Pradesh, India and Tibet, China.[7]
| Reo Purgyil | |
|---|---|
View of the peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,816 m (22,362 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,978 m (6,490 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Indian state high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 31°53′02″N 78°43′53″E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Reo Purgyil Location of Reo Purgyil peak in Himachal Pradesh  Reo Purgyil Reo Purgyil (Himachal Pradesh) | |
| Location | Pooh tehsil, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Parent range | Western Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1971 |
| Easiest route | Climb |
Reo Purgyil is the highest mountain peak in the state of Himachal Pradesh. This dome shaped peak, often obscured by clouds,[5] is part of a great massif that rises above the Sutlej river and overlooks the western valleys of Tibet.[2] The Spiti River, a right bank tributary of the Satluj, drains the northern face of the massif.[8]
Leo Pargial, a well-known slightly shorter twin of Reo Purgyil,[4][5][9] is located about 2 km north of Reo Purgyil.[4]
NH-505 passes by the nearby Nako village located on the slopes of the Reo Purgyil mountain, close to the India-Tibet border.
Climbing history
- Reo Purgyil
- Leo Pargial
- Greek-British author and mountaineer, Marco Alexander Pallis, famous for his writings on Tibetan Buddhism, made the first documented ascent of Leo Pargial peak (6790m) in 1933.[11]
- 2020 ascent by 12 members of ITBP led by Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and the Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dhramender Thakur. Reportedly the only successful mountaineering expedition in North India during the COVID-19 pandemic [12]
Tourism
Nako, base for the trekking, also has tourist hotels, homestays, restaurants, a lake, Buddhist Gompa.
Transport
NH-505 passes through the nearby Nako.