Global InformationDraupadi Ka Danda information
| Draupadi Ka Danda | |
|---|---|
 The summit of Draupadi Ka Danda II | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,670 m (18,600 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand |
| Coordinates | 30°50′06″N 78°48′32″E / 30.83500°N 78.80889°E |
| Geography | |
  Draupadi Ka Danda  Draupadi Ka Danda | |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Draupadi Ka Danda (English: Draupadi's Hill) are two peaks in the Gangotri range of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India.[1] The Dokriani glacier emerges from the northern slope of the mountain.[2]
The heights of the peaks are uncertain. In various literature, elevation has been reported as 5,670 metres, 5716m or sometimes above 6000m.[3][4]
On the morning of 4 October 2022, a team of 41 climbers from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering attempting Draupadi Ka Danda II were hit by an avalanche a few hundred meters below the summit.[5] It was a team of 34 advance mountaineering course trainees and 7 instructors. The dead bodies of twenty-seven were recovered during rescue operations, and two mountaineers could not be found.[6][7]
- ^ Across Peaks and Passess in Garhwal Himalaya. Kapadia, Harish p. 166: "On the northwest of the Bhilangana valley lies a group of peaks: Kairi, Jaonli, Draupadi-ka-Danda..."
- ^ Hasnain, Syed Iqbal (1999). Himalayan Glaciers: Hydrology and Hydrochemistry. Allied Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7023-922-2.
- ^ The Himalayan Club Newsletter. Himalayan Club. 1985.
- ^ Upadhyay, Kavita (June 23, 2016). "Woman rescued from crevasse in Uttarakhand's Dokriani glacier" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Oct 5, Gaurav Talwar / TNN / Updated. "Avalanche Hits 41 Nim Trainees & Teachers | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Uttarakhand: Search for two mountaineers continues for 11th day". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Uttarakhand: 27 Bodies In Uttarkashi Avalanche Found, Search Operations Continues On Sixth Day". Outlook India. Retrieved 2022-10-21.