Balakun

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Balakun
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Balakun
Highest point
Elevation 6,471 m (21,230 ft)
Prominence 611 m (2,005 ft)
Listing List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
Coordinates 30°45′36″N79°20′24″E / 30.76000°N 79.34000°E / 30.76000; 79.34000 Coordinates: 30°45′36″N79°20′24″E / 30.76000°N 79.34000°E / 30.76000; 79.34000
Geography
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Balakun
Location in northern India
Location Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
Parent range Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent 1973 By six-man team of ITBP led by Hukum Singh
Easiest route rock/snow/ice

Balakun is a Himalayan peak situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state of India. The Balakun peak has the summit at an altitude of 6,471 m (21,230 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas. Balakun Peak is located 16 km from Badrinath. Balakun is situated north west to Badrinath. Balakun is situated between Bhagirathi Kharak glacier and Satopanth glacier. The peak is situated north east of Nilkanth peak. The Alaknanda river originates from below this peak by the melting of these two glaciers at an altitude of 3,641 m (11,946 ft). The two glaciers rise from the eastern slopes of Chaukhamba (7140 m) peak and wrap around the Balakun peak. Balakun is situated north of Kunaling (5471 m) and south of the Arwa Group. The peak was first climbed in 1973 a by six-man team of ITBP led by Hukum Singh.

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