| Geldhung | |
| Elevation M: | 6163 |
| Elevation Ref: | < |
| Prominence M: | 554 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Range: | Garhwal Himalaya |
| Location: | Uttarakhand, India |
| Map: | India Uttarakhand |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 30.9°N 79.7972°W |
| First Ascent: | On September 7, 1975 by "The Durgapur Mountaineering Association". |
Geldhung is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Geldhung is 6163m (20,220feet) and its prominence is 554m (1,818feet). It is 146th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 11 km SSE of Ganesh Parbat 6532m (21,430feet) . Bidhan Parbat 6520m (21,390feet) lies 12 km WSW and It lies 19.8 km ESE of Kamet 7756m (25,446feet). It lies 19.5 km East of Mana NW 7092m (23,268feet). [1]
Geldhung was first climbed by a team from Durgapur, "The Durgapur Mountaineering Association". The trek started from Malari and established their Base Camp at Patalpani. On September 7, 1975, they climbed this virgin peak. The summiters were Sibapada Chakraborty, Amit Sinha, Dipak Pal and two Sherpas. [2]
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Geldhung:
The near by Glaciers are Raikana Glacier, Uttari Raikana Glacier, Ganesh Glacier and Purbi Kamet Glacier from there emerges the river Dhauli Ganga which met Alaknanda river at Vishnu Prayag an 82 km journey from its mouth. Alaknanda river is one of the main tributaries of river Ganga which later joins the other main tributaries Bhagirathi river at Dev Prayag and became Ganga there after.[4]