Kamet
Sign in to saveKamet () 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.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- कामेत पर्वत Kamet
- Mountain.photo
- Kamet Closeup.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Kamet
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 7756
- Mountain.elevation_ref
- Ranked 29th
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2825
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Ranked 121st
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra Mountains of Uttarakhand
- Mountain.range
- Garhwal Himalaya
- Mountain.location
- Uttarakhand, India
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Uttarakhand
- Mountain.map_size
- 260
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 21 June 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa
- Mountain.easiest_route
- glacier/snow/ice climb
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Climbing
- Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
- Nomenclature
- Partial timeline
- Glaciers and rivers
- High altitude research
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kamet () 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.
==Climbing== Due to its position near the Tibetan Plateau, Kamet is very remote and not as accessible as some Himalayan peaks. It also receives a great deal of wind from the Plateau. However, by modern standards, it is a relatively straightforward ascent for such a high mountain. Early explorers of the region faced long approach marches of around from Ranikhet through dense mountain forest; access is easier today.