Kalanag (mountain)

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Kalanag
height 6387  m
location Uttarakhand ( India )
Mountains Garhwal Himalayas
Coordinates 31 ° 1 ′ 39 ″  N , 78 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  E Coordinates: 31 ° 1 ′ 39 ″  N , 78 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  E
Kalanag (mountain) (Uttarakhand)
Kalanag (mountain)
First ascent 1955 by JMT Gibson

The Kalanag (other spelling: Kala Nag ; alternative name: Black Peak English for "black peak") is a 6387  m high mountain in the Indian state of Uttarakhand in the western Garhwal Himalayas .

The mountain is located in the Uttarkashi district on the eastern side of the Bandarpunch Glacier , which flows north to Ruinsara Gad . The Bandarpunch (6316 m) is located 3.2 km south-southwest .

The Kalanag was first climbed in 1955 by JMT Gibson on the northwest flank.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Himalayan Index. Alpine Club Library