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Following is a list of highest peaks of Uttarakhand with elevation over 6,000 m (19,700 ft). Of the highest major summits of Uttarakhand, 2 peaks exceed 7,500 m (24,600 ft), 13 other peaks exceed 7,000 m (23,000 ft), further 89 peaks exceed 6,500 m (21,300 ft) and at least 100 other peaks exceed 6,000 m (19,700 ft) in elevation.
Uttarakhand has a total geographic area of 53,483 km 2, of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. [1] Most of the northern parts of the state are part of Greater Himalaya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower foothills were densely forested till denuded by the British log merchants and later, after independence, by forest contractors.
Mountains and peaks of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Pages in category "Mountains of Uttarakhand" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 ...
Garhwal Himalaya from "Camel's Back", Uttarakhand, India. The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] [2] [3] Geology
Kamet (Hindi: कामेत) is the second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi. It is the 29th highest mountain in the world. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Its appearance resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.
Lists of mountains by state or region of India: List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh; List of mountains in Kerala; List of mountain peaks of Ladakh; List of mountain peaks of Maharashtra; List of mountains in Nagaland; List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand; List of mountains and hills of the West Bengal; List of peaks in the Western Ghats
Sri Kailash (Hindi: श्री कैलाश) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India, the 47th highest located entirely within India. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. Sri Kailash is the 204th highest peak in the world. The summit is 6932 meters or 22744 feet. [2] It is the fourth highest mountain in the Gangotri region.
Panch Kailash", literally - the Five Kailashas, is the collective name for the group of five sacred mountain peaks in Hinduism, which are at separate locations in Himalayas; each of which has Kailash in its name. The most sacred of all is the Mount Kailash in Tibet. The second most sacred is the Adi Kailash in Uttarakhand, India.