Jorkanden
Jorkanden is the peak on the right (as visible from Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh); on the left is Kinnaur Kailash, which is often misidentified as Jorkanden
Highest point
Elevation6,473 m (21,237 ft)
ListingList of mountain peaks of Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates31°29′51″N 78°22′29″E / 31.49750°N 78.37472°E / 31.49750; 78.37472
Geography
Jorkanden is located in Himachal Pradesh
Jorkanden
Jorkanden
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Jorkanden is located in India
Jorkanden
Jorkanden
Jorkanden (India)
Parent rangeKinner Kailash range, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent26 May, 1974
An expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1]

Jorkanden is a 6,473 metres (21,237 ft) high Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2] It is the highest peak in the Kinner Kailash range of the Greater Himalayas.[3] An expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police first climbed the peak on 26 May 1974.[1][3] The peak is often confused with the Kinnaur Kailash peak 6,050 metres (19,850 ft), which can be distinguished through its distinctly pointed 'pillar' on top, which is worshipped as a shivling, abode of the Indian god Shiva.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "CLIMBS OF INDO-TIBET BORDER POLICE : Himalayan Journal vol.45/21". www.himalayanclub.org.
  2. ^ Sanan & Dhanu 2002, p. 278: "The grandeur of the Kinner Kailash range, fronting Kalpa and forming the divide between the Baspa and the Tedong valleys has seen many expeditions...The better known peaks in the range include the three opposite Kalpa-Jorkanden (6473m), Kinner Kailash (6050m), and Raldang (5499m)."
  3. ^ a b "A NOTE ON KINNAUR : Himalayan Journal vol.43/14". www.himalayanclub.org.
  4. ^ Kapadia 2002, p. 184
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