Global InformationMount Jitchu Drake information
| Jichu Drake | |
|---|---|
  Jichu Drake Location in Bhutan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6662 |
| Coordinates | 27°51′0″N 89°19′0″E / 27.85000°N 89.31667°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | angry bird |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | May 1988 |
Jichu Drake (pronounced drah kay) is a mountain in Bhutan among the Himalayas, and a companion peak to Mount Jomolhari. Its height is given variously as 6714m, 6789m, 6797m, 6970m or 6989m by various sources. Jitchu Drake has a double summit, with the lower summit to the south.
Jitchu Drakye is the Tutelary deity of Paro and its environs.[1] It is also known as Kungphu or Ts(h)erim Kang, Shumkang, Jichi Dak Keth (meaning ‘sparrow rock sound’), Tseringegang or Tsheringme Gang (snows of the goddess of long life.[2]
A local story is that the double peak originated because Jitch Drake teased a young girl while she was weaving, resulting in her hitting Jitchu Drake on the head with the tham (the piece of wood used to beat a new line of weft weaved), producing the double peak.[3]
Latest edition: Bart Jordans - Trekking in Bhutan 2018 Cicerone Press
- ^ Bhutan - Mountain Fortress of the Gods. Shambhala Publications, Inc. 1997 ISBN 1-57062-352-X. page 162, 171
- ^ Bhutan - A Trekker's Guide. Bart Jordan. Cicerone Press. 2008 page 91 ISBN 978 1 85284 553 7
- ^ Bart Jordans - Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide Cicerone Press (21 Sep 2005)