Tatakooti Peak

Mountain in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tattakooti Peak is located in Jammu and Kashmir
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Tattakooti Peak
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Tattakooti Peak is located in India
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Location Budgam-Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaParent rangePirpanjal Range, HimalayasBorders onBudgam & PoonchClimbingFirst ascent1901 by C.E. Barton, Dr Ernest NeveEasiest routeSE arete : glacier/rock climb

Tatakooti or Tatakuti,[1] Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation[2] of 4,760 metres (15,620 ft),[3] on the border of Budgam and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The most conspicuous and imposing peak of Pir Panjal range is undoubtedly Tatakooti.[4] The other higher peak of this range is Sunset Peak at 4,750 m (15,580 feet). Tatakooti, along with Sunset Peak, lies south west of the Kashmir valley. It is located 40 km west of Shopian town and 105 km southwest of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the highest peak of the Pir Panjal bounding Kashmir from SW.

History

Early exploration of the Pirpanjal Range was carried by Thomas Montgomerie and Godwin Austen in 1856.[5] The first ascent of Tatakooti peak was made in 1901 by C. E. Barton and Dr Ernest Neve.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mountaineering==Srinagar and its Environs - Mountain Climbs". Kashmiri Overseas Association. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Information". Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Unseen Kashmir". ckashmir.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ Neve, Dr. Ernest (1912). Beyond the Pir Panjal.
  5. ^ "Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923) The Baltoro Glacier Karakoram". christies.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ^ Neve, Dr. Ernest. Beyond the Pir Panjal.