Nanda Devi Mountain

The nanda devi national park or nanda devi biosphere reserve established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of nanda devi 7816 m in the state of uttarakhand in northern india.

Nanda devi mountain. Nanda devi a 25 645 foot mountain within indian territory was picked instead with the cooperation of indian intelligence. Some of the highest mountains of the indian himalayas encompass the main nanda devi summit some of which are even more than 6 400 meters in their altitude. Nanda devi is the second highest mountain peak in india and 23rd highest peak in the world located in gharwal himalayas uttarakand india. Nanda devi east is a twin peak of nanda devi india s second highest mountain and the two are connected by a razor sharp 1 2 mile ridge at an elevation of 22 000 feet.

The mountain itself in surrounded by a number of peaks over 21 000ft making it an extremely difficult mountain to access. It was also the highest mountain in india until 1975 when sikkim the state in which kangchenjunga is located joined the republic of india. The peak ultimately chosen was nanda devi a mountain sacred to hindus as the abode of their preeminent goddess. A group of eight climbers has gone missing while climbing india s second highest mountain.

The eastern summit of nanda devi mountain range is referred to as nanda devi east while the western summit of the nanda devi which is the main summit and is higher than the eastern one. The peak india s highest rose from a pristine bowl of alpine meadow bordered by a jagged rim of summits. It is the 23rd highest peak in the world. Nanda devi is surrounded by rishiganga valley in the west and goriganga valley in the east.

It was considered the highest mountain in the world before computations in 1808 proved dhaulagiri to be higher. Nanda devi is the second highest mountain in india after kangchenjunga and the highest located entirely within the country. This peak is wholly located in india unlike kanchenjunga. The entire park lies at an elevation of more than 3 500 m 11 500 ft above mean sea level.

The mountain has two summits the main summit at 7816m 25 643ft and nanda devi east at 7434m 24 389ft. However the expedition was forced to abandon a summit attempt under. Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world. Nanda devi in the highest peak in the indian garhwal himalaya.

The tallest mountain located entirely within india s borders nanda devi is as majestic as it is forbidden and has a history that is entwined with the american central intelligence agency.