Jorkanden is a 6,473 metres (21,237 ft) high Himalayan peak in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2] It is the highest peak in the Kinner Kailash range of the Greater Himalayas.[3] An expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police first climbed the peak on 26 May 1974.[1][3] The peak is often confused with the Kinnaur Kailash peak 6,050 metres (19,850 ft), which can be distinguished through its distinctly pointed 'pillar' on top, which is worshipped as a shivling, abode of the Indian god Shiva.[4]
| Jorkanden | |
|---|---|
_and_Jorkanden_(6473_m)_from_Kalpa_photographed_By_Sumita_Roy.jpg) Jorkanden is the peak on the right (as visible from Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh); on the left is Kinnaur Kailash, which is often misidentified as Jorkanden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,473 m (21,237 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountain peaks of Himachal Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 31°29′51″N 78°22′29″E / 31.49750°N 78.37472°E |
| Geography | |
  Jorkanden Location in Himachal Pradesh  Jorkanden Jorkanden (India) | |
| Parent range | Kinner Kailash range, Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 26 May, 1974 An expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1] |
Bibliography
edit- Kapadia, Harish (2002). High Himalaya Unknown Valleys. Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173871177.
- Sanan, Deepak; Dhanu, Swadi (2002). Exploring Kinnaur in the Trans-Himalaya. Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173871313.
References
edit- ^ a b "CLIMBS OF INDO-TIBET BORDER POLICE : Himalayan Journal vol.45/21". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ Sanan & Dhanu 2002, p. 278: "The grandeur of the Kinner Kailash range, fronting Kalpa and forming the divide between the Baspa and the Tedong valleys has seen many expeditions...The better known peaks in the range include the three opposite Kalpa-Jorkanden (6473m), Kinner Kailash (6050m), and Raldang (5499m)."
- ^ a b "A NOTE ON KINNAUR : Himalayan Journal vol.43/14". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ Kapadia 2002, p. 184