Kamet.
Kamet is a conspicuous landmark from all the elevated parts of Nari Khorsam; it is also visible from Almora on the Indian side, "where, however, its appearance is so modest that, till 1849, it remained unnoticed and unmeasured, though but 250 feet lower than the King of the western Himalaya, Nanda Devi."
Location: in northern India
Elevation: 7,756 m (25,446 ft)
Ranked 29th
Kamet stands behind the Great Himalaya range and its height was first determined by Richard Strachey. Snow forms a thick unbroken covering over Tirich Mir, and gives to the peak a rounded rather than a pointed top. The patches of naked rock, that are to be seen on all the slopes of the great peaks of the Himalaya, are absent from the flanks of Tirich Mir.
Location: Uttarakhand, India
Range: Zaskar Range (Himalayas)
Coordinates: 30°55′13″N 79°35′37″ECoordinates: 30°55′13″N 79°35′37″E
First ascent: June 21, 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa
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