Kedarnath (mountain)

Kedarnath (or Kedarnath Main) and Kedarnath Dome (or Kedar Dome) are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India. Kedarnath (Main) lies on the main ridge that lies south of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome, a subpeak of the main peak, lies on a spur projecting towards the glacier, two kilometres northwest of Kedarnath. They are at a distance 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Ganges River). Kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome is the third highest.^[3]

Kedarnath peak and Kedarnath dome

Kedarnath Dome
Highest point
Elevation	6,831 m (22,411 ft)[1]
Prominence	100 m (300 ft)[2]
Coordinates	30°48′31″N 79°04′44″E[1]
Geography
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Gangotri group, Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	1947 by André Roch et al.[3]
Easiest route	Northwest flank (glacier/snow climb)

Kedarnath
The first rays of sunlight falling on Mt. Kedarnath.
Highest point
Elevation	6,940 m (22,770 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,400 m (4,600 ft)[2]
Coordinates	30°47′42″N 79°04′10″E[1]
Geography
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Gangotri Group, Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	1947 by André Roch et al.[3]

Ascent

Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome were first climbed together, in 1947, by a Swiss team led by André Roch. Their route on Kedarnath Dome, the northwest flank, is still the standard route; it is straightforward and relatively low-angle, and is a popular ski ascent in the spring season. The east face of Kedarnath Dome was first climbed in 1989 by a Hungarian expedition led by Attila Ozsváth. Their climb involved "sixty pitches of very hard climbing."^[3]

Photo gallery

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  Kedar and Kedar Dome peaks from Tungnath
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  View from Kedarnath
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  Kedarnath and Kedar Dome in November
• 
  Mount Kedarnath and Kedar Dome with temple bells from Kartik Swami

See also

• List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand

References

1. H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, p. 140.
2. Corrected version of SRTM data, available at Viewfinder Panoramas
3. Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, ISBN 0-340-64931-3, p. 106.