Sickle Moon

Sickle Moon
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height	6574 m
location	Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh ( India )
Mountains	Kishtwar Himalaya ( Himalaya )
Dominance	43.09 km → Well
Notch height	1606 m
Coordinates	33 ° 36 '13 " N , 76 ° 7' 53" E Coordinates: 33 ° 36 '13 " N , 76 ° 7' 53" E
First ascent	September 5, 1975 by Havildar Major Tsering Norbu and Naik Nim Dorje

The Sickle Moon ( sickle English for "sickle", moon English for "moon"; also Bharanzar ) is the highest mountain in the Kishtwar Himalayas , a mountain region in the western Himalayas between the Indian Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh .

The 6574 m high glaciated mountain is located in the Kishtwar National Park on the border of the two districts of Kargil and Kishtwar . The Sickle Moon is located in the catchment area of the right-hand Chanab tributary, the Marau . The district capital Kishtwar is 46 km southwest of Sickle Moon.

The dominance reference point of the Sickle Moon is the Nun (7135 m), 43 km further north .

Sickle Moon was first climbed on September 5, 1975 by Havildar Major Tsering Norbu and Naik Nim Dorje, members of an Indian high mountain unit.

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