Kalanag

#1615 among destinations in India

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Kalanag or Black Peak is the highest peak in the Saraswati mountain range, others being Saraswati Devi Parvat and Hanuman Parvat. It literally means "Black Cobra". It is close to the Ruinsara Valley. The peak was first summited in 1955 by Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun. ()

First ascent: 1955Elevation: 20955 ftCoordinates: 31°1'12"N, 78°34'12"E

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UttarakhandIndia

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Kalanag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bandarpunch, Swargarohini.

2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bandarpunch
57 min walk • Bandarpunch is a mountain massif in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The massif has 3 peaks: White Peak, also called Banderpunch II, to the west above Yamunotri; almost 5 km east is Bandarpunch main peak or Banderpunch I; and about 4 km to the north-east is Kalanag.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Swargarohini
140 min walk • Swargarohini is a mountain massif in the Saraswati Range of the Garhwal Himalaya. It lies in the Uttarkashi District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Gangotri group of peaks.