Chaukhamba

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Chaukhamba I
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Chaukhamba peak as seen from Deoria Tal/Lake in Chandrashila peak
Highest point
Elevation 7,138 m (23,419 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,594 m (5,230 ft) [2]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 30°44′59″N79°17′28″E / 30.74972°N 79.29111°E / 30.74972; 79.29111 [3]
Geography
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Chaukhamba
India
Location Uttarakhand, India
Parent range Gangotri Group, Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger [3] [4]

Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group. [5] It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.

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Chaukhamba has four summits, along a northeast–southwest trending ridge, and ranging in elevation from 7,138 metres (23,419 ft) to 6,854 m (22,487 ft) with an average elevation 7,014 m; [3] the main summit is at the northeast end.

Chaukamba I7,138 m (23,419 ft)
Chaukamba II7,070 m (23,196 ft)
Chaukamba III6,995 m (22,949 ft)
Chaukamba IV6,854 m (22,487 ft)

After unsuccessful attempts in 1938 and 1939, Chaukhamba I was first climbed on 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger (Swiss members of an otherwise French expedition). They ascended the northeast face, from the Bhagirathi-Kharak Glacier. [4] The other members of the expedition were the French alpinist and traveler Marie-Louise Plovier Chapelle and the renown French alpinist and climber Edouard Frendo.

Chaukhamba I is an ultra-prominent peak, with a prominence of more than 1,500m. Mana Pass is the key col for Chaukhamba I.

Mt Mandani and Chaukhamba with reflection on semi frozen lake at Boodha Madhyamaheshwar Mt Mandani and Chaukhamba with reflection at Boodha Madhyamaheshwar 3500m Photo by Sumita Roy.jpg
Mt Mandani and Chaukhamba with reflection on semi frozen lake at Boodha Madhyamaheshwar
Chaukhamba Massif from Bedni Bugyal Chaukhamba from Bedni Bugyal.jpg
Chaukhamba Massif from Bedni Bugyal
Chaukhamba View From Kartik Swami Temple Rudraprayag Chaukhamba View From Kartik Swami Temple Rudraprayag (cropped).jpg
Chaukhamba View From Kartik Swami Temple Rudraprayag

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