Kharchakund, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

Name: Kharchakund
Address: Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, India

#1 among attractions in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

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Kharchakund is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The elevation of Kharchakund is 6,612 metres and its prominence is 835 metres. It is 64th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It is surrounded by Gangotri Glacier and Ghanoim Bamak. Its nearest higher neighbor Kedarnath Dome 6,831 metres lies 6.4 km WNW. It is located 1.2 km NNE of Sumeru Parbat 6,351 metres and 10.7 km east lies Janhukut 6,829 metres. ()

Coordinates: 30°46'53"N, 79°7'46"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Kedarnath Temple, Bhagirathi Parbat I, Mandani Parbat, Gangotri Glacier.

5 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kedarnath Temple, Kedarnath
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Mountain
Bhagirathi Parbat I
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5.3 miSE
Mountain
Mandani Parbat, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
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4.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Geologic formation, Park
Gangotri Glacier, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
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5 miSW
Temple
Panch Kedar, Kedarnath
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4.9 miSW
Temple
Chota Char Dham, Kedarnath
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Mountain
Bhagirathi Massif
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5.6 miNE
Mountain
Satopanth South West
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5 miW
30°46'38"N • 79°2'44"E
Chorabari Glacier, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
127 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kedarnath Mountain, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
94 min walk • Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sumeru Parbat, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
20 min walk • Sumeru Parbat is a 6,350-metre high mountain in the Gangotri Glacier region of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.The mountain is encircled by Kedarnath and Kedardome in the north, Kharchakund in the west & Mandani and Yanbuk in the south.