Harmukh Mountain
Sign in to saveMount Harmukh or Haramukh is a mountain in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Harmukh has a peak elevation of , and is located in Ganderbal district, between the Sind River to the south and Kishanganga River to the north, rising above Gangabal Lake in the vicinity of Kashmir Valley. It is mostly climbed from the northwestern side of Arin, via Kudara, Bandipore. Harmukh is considered sacred in Hinduism.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Harmukh
- Mountain.photo
- Harmukh Mountain.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Harmukh
- Mountain.elevation_ft
- 17388
- Mountain.prominence_ft
- 4797
- Mountain.range
- Himalayas
- Mountain.country
- India
- Mountain.region_type
- Territory
- Mountain.region
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Mountain.district
- Ganderbal district
- Mountain.map
- India Jammu and Kashmir#India
- Mountain.map_caption
- Harmukh on a map of Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1899 by Dr Ernest Neve and Geoffrey Millais, United Kingdom
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Arin, Bandipore
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Religious beliefs
- Harmukh Gangbal Yatra
- Geographical setting
- Climbing history
- Climbing routes
- References
- External links
Mount Harmukh or Haramukh is a mountain in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Harmukh has a peak elevation of , and is located in Ganderbal district, between the Sind River to the south and Kishanganga River to the north, rising above Gangabal Lake in the vicinity of Kashmir Valley. It is mostly climbed from the northwestern side of Arin, via Kudara, Bandipore. Harmukh is considered sacred in Hinduism.
==Etymology== Harmukh derives from Haramukuta, meaning "the diadem of Hara (Shiva)".