Atal II (P. 6557)

Atal II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6557. It was rename after a team from N.I.M Nehru Institute of Mountaineering climb four unnamed peaks and named it after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee According to Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.[1] The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal II is 6,557 metres (21,512 ft). It is joint 74th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6 km ENE of Sudarshan Parbat 6,507 metres (21,348 ft). Swetvarn 6,340 metres (20,801 ft) lies 5.1 km WSW and it is 5.5 km east of Chaturbhuj 6,654 metres (21,831 ft). It lies 2.9 km ESE of Yogeshwar 6,678 metres (21,909 ft). [2]

Atal II
P. 6557
Atal II
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation6,557 m (21,512 ft)
Coordinates30°59′51″N 79°09′04″E 
Geography
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentIn October 2018 Atal I was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.

Climbing history

Atal II was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.in October 2018. The expedition was flagged off from Dehradun on October 4 by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand. [3][4]

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Atal II:

Glaciers and rivers

Shyamvarn bamak on the western side. Nilamber Glacier on the eastern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier which was called Gomukh emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.[5]

See also
  • List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand

References
  1. Oct 20, PTI /. "Four Himalayan peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor". PeakVisor. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Four Himalayan Peaks Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Four Himalayan Peaks Near Gangotri Named After Vajpayee". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 4 July 2020. External link in |journal= (help)
  5. "Devprayag | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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