Jorkanden | |
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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 | |
Parent range | Kinner Kailash range, Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 26 May, 1974 An expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police[1] |
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]