Mount Haramukh

India / Jammu and Kashmir / Gandarbat /
 mountain, summit, interesting place
On of the steepest peak in Kashmir valley the Harmukh stands at 5142m and two of Kashmir's most beautiful mountain lakes the Gangabal and the Nund Kul sar are formed at its base by the waters formed by the melting of its glaciers. Most Recently the Haramukh peak was climbed by a local group of climbers from Alpine Adventurers on september 20th 2015. This was the first successful ascent to the eastern peak after nearly 3 decades.
Montgomerie made the first survey of the Karakoram some 210 km (130 miles) to the north, and sketched the two most prominent peaks, labelling them K1 and K2 ( K2 is the world's 2nd highest peak, unknown before this survey ). Full details on wikipedia link.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmukh
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Coordinates:   34°24'13"N   74°54'7"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago