| Jorkanden | |
| Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
| Elevation M: | 6473 |
| Listing: | List of mountain peaks of Himachal Pradesh |
| Range: | Kinner Kailash range, Himalayas |
| Coordinates: | 31.4975°N 78.3747°W |
| First Ascent: | 26 May, 1974 An expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1] |
Jorkanden is a 6473m (21,237feet) high Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2] It is the highest peak in the Kinner Kailash range of the Greater Himalayas.[3] An expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police first climbed the peak on 26 May 1974.[1] [3] The peak is often confused with the Kinnaur Kailash peak 6050m (19,850feet), which can be distinguished through its distinctly pointed 'pillar' on top, which is worshipped as a shivling, abode of the Indian god Shiva.
"The grandeur of the Kinner Kailash range, fronting Kalpa and forming the divide between the Baspa and the Tedong valleys has seen many expeditions...The better known peaks in the range include the three opposite Kalpa-Jorkanden (6473m), Kinner Kailash (6050m), and Raldang (5499m)."