Durpata | |
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Durpata Location in Uttarakhand | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,468 m (21,220 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 638 m (2,093 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 30°43′03″N 79°44′12″E / 30.71750°N 79.73667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Uttarakhand, India |
Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | On 16 August 1939 Andre Roch and sherpa Gombu during a Swiss Climbing Party. |
Durpata is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Durpata is 6,468 metres (21,220 ft) and its prominence is 638 metres (2,093 ft). It is 93rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3.8 km east of Gauri Parbat 6,708 metres (22,008 ft) its nearest higher neighbor. Hathi Parbat 6,727 metres (22,070 ft) lies 4.8 km SW and it is 5.1 km SSE of Rataban 6,166 metres (20,230 ft). It lies 11.7 km SSE of Nilgiri Parbat 6,474 metres (21,240 ft). [1]