| Reo Purgyil | |
|---|---|
 View of the peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,816 m (22,362 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,978 m (6,490 ft) [1] |
| Listing | List of Indian states and territories by highest point List of Ultras of the Himalayas |
| Coordinates | 31°53′02″N78°43′53″E / 31.8840°N 78.7314°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 (6,816 m), [3] [2] and it's shorter twin known as Leo Pargial [3] or Leo Pargil (6,791 m), [4] [5] [6] are twin mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Western Himalaya located on the border between Himachal Pradesh, India and Tibet, China. [7]
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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.