P. 6504

P. 6504 is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is also known as Satopanth West. It is situated in the Gangotri National Park. The elevation of P. 6504 is 6,504 metres (21,339 ft). It is joint 88th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3 km SSE of Bhagirathi Parbat I 6,856 metres (22,493 ft). Satopanth 7,075 metres (23,212 ft) lies 5.8 km ENE and it is 6.7 km WNW of Swachhand 6,721 metres (22,051 ft). It lies 8.1 km ENE of Kedarnath Dome 6,831 metres (22,411 ft). [3]

P. 6504
Satopanth West
P. 6504
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation6,504 m (21,339 ft) [1]
Coordinates30°49′41″N 79°09′29″E 
Geography
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentRajiv Gandhi Memorial Athanium Club from Madras climbed it in June 1994.[2]

Climbing History

A 23-member team from Madras including 15 climbers of the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Athanium Club, was led by R. Gopi and K. Pradip. Climbed this virgin peak in three batches in the middle of June 1994. They have named the peak Rajiv.[2]

In 1985 an Alpine Climbing Group team comprising Andrew Perkins, Jerry Hadwin, Neil McAdie, Andy Scrase attempted the first ascent of P 6504, which is the western summit of Satopanth give up the expedition because of bad weather.[4]

Neighboring peaks

Neighboring peaks of P. 6504:

Glaciers and rivers

Gangotri Glacier on the western side, from the snout of Gangotri glacier which is called Gomukh emerges the Bhagirathi River, the main tributaries of the river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of the river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.[6]

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See also
  • List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand

References
  1. http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php?s=120&np=10&ri=&cond=%20regnumber=47%20or%20regnumber=48&sig=aab5354ecf13c72c7d7e55f98d8fb086
  2. "AAC Publications - Asia, India—Garhwal, P 6504 (Rajiv)". publications.americanalpineclub.org. 69 (37). 1995.
  3. "3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor". PeakVisor. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "AAC Publications - Asia, India–Garhwal, P 6504 Attempt". publications.americanalpineclub.org. 28 (60). 1986. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php?s=40&np=10&ri=&cond=%20regnumber=47%20or%20regnumber=48&sig=aab5354ecf13c72c7d7e55f98d8fb086
  6. "Devprayag | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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