Satopanth South West Explained

Satopanth South West
Other Name:P. 6770
Elevation M:6770
Prominence M:195
Prominence Ref:[1]
Range:Garhwal Himalaya
Location:Uttarakhand, India
Map:India Uttarakhand
Map Size:260
Label Position:right
Coordinates:30.8367°N 79.1981°W

Satopanth South West also called P. 6770 is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The elevation of Satopanth south west is 6770m (22,210feet) and its prominence is 195m (640feet). It is 40th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies in the same connecting ridge that joins Satopanth and Bhagirathi Parbat I. It lies 1.8 km SW of Satopanth. Its nearest higher neighbor Satopanth 7075m (23,212feet). It is located 3.4 km SE of Vasuki South 6702m (21,988feet) and 5.2 km NNW lies Bhagirathi I 6856m (22,493feet).

Gangotri National Park

The entire surrounding area are protected within the 2390sqkm Gangotri National Park, one of the largest conservation area in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, including Gangotri Gomukh Tapoban Nandanvan, Kedarnath Vasuki tal trek, Har ki dun valley trek, Badrinath to Satopanth tal trek, Gangotri to Kedar tal trek, Gangotri to Badrinath trek via Kalindi khal and many more.

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Satopanth south west:

Glaciers and rivers

On the southern side lies Swachhand Bamak and on the northern side lies Sundar Bamak. Sundar bamak merge with Chaturangi Bamak that later joins Gangotri Glacier Swachhand bamak also merge with Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier comes out Bhagirathi River one of the main tributaries of river Ganga. Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Dev Prayag and called Ganga there after.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Asia - All mountains and main peaks above 6650 m . 21 May 2020 . 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200521181834/http://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/download.html?func=startdown&id=168. 2020-05-21.
  2. News: Devprayag Times of India Travel . 22 May 2020 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.