Kalanag

Kalanag
Black Peak

Kalanag (hidden behind Bandarpunch I)
Highest point
Elevation 6,387 m (20,955 ft)
Listing List of mountains in India
Coordinates 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E / 31.02000°N 78.57000°E / 31.02000; 78.57000Coordinates: 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E / 31.02000°N 78.57000°E / 31.02000; 78.57000
Geography
Kalanag

Location in northern India

Location Uttarakhand, India
Parent range Garhwal Himalaya

Kalanag or Black Peak (6387 mts) is the highest peak in the Saraswati (Bandarpunch) mountain range, others being Saraswati Devi Parvat (Bandarpunch I, 6316 mts) and Hanuman Parvat (White Peak or Bandarpunch II, 6102 mts). It literally means "Black Cobra". It is close to the Ruinsara Valley. The peak was first summited in 1955 by JMT Gibson an English master at the Doon School in Dehradun.

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