| Abi Gamin | |
|---|---|
  Abi Gamin Location in northern India | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,355 m (24,131 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 217 m (712 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°55′59″N 79°36′09″E / 30.93306°N 79.60250°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India Ngari, Tibet |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 22 August 1950 by R. Dittert, A. Tissieres and G. Chevalley (Anglo-Swiss) |
| Easiest route | Southwest ridge via Meade's Col (glacier/snow climb) |
Abi Gamin (also known as Ibi Gamin) is a Himalayan mountain peak mostly situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Kamet. Its summit is on the border with Tibet and its northern slope is in the Ngari Prefecture of Tibet.
Abi Gamin is located in the central Himalayas and at the culminating point of the Zaskar Range. It is situated on the watershed of the upper Alaknanda and Dhauli rivers between the famous Manna and Niti passes on the Indo-Tibetan border.
Abi Gamin is the second highest peak in the immediate region, after Kamet. It is also one of the fifteen seven thousand metre peaks of Uttarakhand, and as such it is a significant peak. However it is not particularly independent, lying as it does close to the higher peak of Kamet, and separated from it by the high saddle known as Meade's Col, 7,138 m (23,419 ft).
Abi Gamin was surveyed (along with the rest of the group) by Richard Strachey in 1848; this was the first time that the great heights of these peaks was recognized.[1] In 1855, the Schlagintweit brothers named this range as Western, Central and Eastern Abi Gamin. These correspond to Mukut Parbat, Kamet and Abi Gamin.
- ^ a b c Jill Neate (1989). High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks. Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-238-8.