कामेत पर्वत Kamet | |
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Kemet | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,756 m (25,446 ft)[1] Ranked 29th |
Prominence | 2,825 m (9,268 ft)[1] Ranked 121st |
Listing | Ultra Mountains of Uttarakhand |
Coordinates | 30°55′12″N 79°35′30″E / 30.92000°N 79.59167°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Uttarakhand, India |
Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 21 June 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
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.