Which Mountain is this?

smakkar

Do any one of these 4 pics have Nanda Devi peak in them? All these are from my trip to Chaukori...

I have a different image of Nanda Devi in mind, and none of these look like it

Please help...

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smakkar

This is what I know as the Nanda Devi peak...

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nyraghu

Looking at the second of your attachments, http://www.indiamike.com/india/attac...this-nd-2-.jpg, and your info that the photos were taken in Chaukori, the tall mountain in the centre background could be Nanda Devi. The one at the right of the picture could be Nanda Devi East. The peak on the left side of the picture could be Nanda Khat. I can't guess what the one in the centre foreground is.

I find the Alpine Club Library's Himalayan Index (http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/index.htm) very useful in my attempts to identify the mountains I've seen. In the case at hand, one can search for info on mountains by latitude and longitude at http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2b.php Given that Chaukori is to the SE of Nanda Devi, the mountain on the left of the pic is a bit to the South of Nanda Devi, and essentially at the same longitude. The coordinates of Nanda Devi are 30:22:12N and 79:58:12E. Searching for all mountains between lat. 30:00:00N and 30:22:12N and long. 79:00:00E and 80:00:00E at the above URL gives a list of about 25 peaks. One can attempt to make an educated guess from among those.

HTH. In any case, there is a fair amount of guesswork involved, and I may be wrong.

Regards,
Raghu.

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smakkar

Aaha, Google does help... Looked at this site:

http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/mora...evi%20East.htm
This has an image from the exact opposite side, so looks like my 2nd & 4th image is actually Nanda Devi..

But then again, from which angle (or place) does it look like this:
http://www.indiamike.com/india/attac...nanda_devi.jpg

nyraghu

Ah well, looks like I needn't have wasted my breath.

From the west of Nanda Devi, e.g., from Auli or Gorson Bugiyal, as in
http://www.retrotexts.net/photos/kua...21-120248.html
http://www.retrotexts.net/photos/kua...21-120553.html
http://www.retrotexts.net/photos/kua...21-120622.html
http://www.retrotexts.net/photos/kua...22-095604.html

Raghu.

smakkar

Was just kidding, but it did help though


This is strange... such a huge difference when looked from East or West..!! but now I know.....

Aupmanyav

I recognize Nanda Devi East and West in pic 2 and 4 in the first glance, no doubt about that. Let me think about the two other pics.

praks

Pics 1 and 3: Nanda Kot(6861m.)
Pic 2: The pointed one on the left is Nanda Ghunti(6309m.). To the right Nanda Devi West(7816m.) and Nanda Devi East(7434m.)
Pic 4: Nanda Devi West and East.

smakkar

So any idea what's the name of the Peak in these 2 remaining pics (it's the same peak)...

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praks

Nanda Kot

smakkar

Oops, I started writing my previous post, left it in between and came back to complete... And, when I finally posted, the answer was already there... You guys are quick

smakkar

And, it happened again... praks, you are quick..!!

praks

Wish I was that quick while climbing in the mountains.

nyraghu

Since Chaukori, where the photos were taken, is to the SE of Nanda Devi, it seems to me that the mountain on the left foreground in pic 2 must be to the east of Nanda Devi, the one in the centre background. According to the Himalayan Index cited above, the coordinates of Nanda Devi are 30:22:12N and 79:58:12E, and those of Nanda Ghunti are 30:20:24N and 79:42:36E, so Nanda Ghunti is on the west of Nanda Devi. So, I don't understand how the mountain on the left in pic 2 can be Nanda Ghunti.

Raghu.

Aupmanyav

Pic 1 and 3 are Nandkot. http://pithoragarh.nic.in/images/nandk.jpg. Nandakhat is not like that, it has three humps. http://mdb2.ibibo.com/05053616c74656...wali-dwar.jpeg. Praks is right.