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).
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 or subsidiary peaks of Satopanth south west:
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]