Gang Chua

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Gang Chua
height 6288  m
location Himachal Pradesh ( India )
Mountains Western Himalayas
Coordinates 31 ° 38 ′ 49 "  N , 78 ° 39 ′ 15"  E Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′ 49 "  N , 78 ° 39 ′ 15"  E
Gang Chua (Himachal Pradesh)
Gang Chua
First ascent June 16, 1974 by an Indian expedition

The Gang Chua is a mountain in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh .

The 6,288  m high glaciated Gang Chua is located in the Kinnaur district . The mountain lies east of the Satluj river valley . In the south lies the Nesang valley.

Gang Chua was first climbed on June 16, 1974 by an expedition from the Indian Military Academy (FJ Bahadur, MA Naik and Naik Omar Chand).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  2. americanalpineclub.org: Asia, India — Himachal Pradesh, Gang Chuya and Leo Pargial