Gurudongmar (mountain)

Gurudongmar
North aspect
Summit to left, west peak to right
Highest point
Elevation6,715 m (22,031 ft)[1][2]
Prominence495 m (1,624 ft)[3]
Parent peakKhangchengyao
Isolation5.3 km (3.3 mi)[3]
Coordinates27°58′49″N 88°41′57″E / 27.980278°N 88.699225°E / 27.980278; 88.699225[1]
Geography
Gurudongmar
Location of Gurudongmar
Gurudongmar
Gurudongmar (India)
Interactive map of Gurudongmar
LocationChungthang
CountryIndia
StateSikkim
DistrictMangan
Parent rangeHimalayas
Dongkya Range[4]
Climbing
First ascent1936

Gurudongmar is a mountain in northern India.

Description

Gurudongmar is a 6,715-metre (22,031-foot) glaciated double summit in the Himalayas. The lower peak, Gurudongmar West, rises to an elevation of 6,630 metres and is 1.6 km west of the main summit.[5] The mountain is situated in the state of Sikkim, 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the capital city of Gangtok. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's slopes drains north into the Teesta River drainage basin and south into the Lachung River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the northeast slope rises 1,165 metres (3,822 ft) in one kilometre (0.62 mi). The first ascent of Gurudongmar was achieved in 1936 by Eric Shipton and Edwin Kempson via the west ridge.[6] However, the possibility exists that they only climbed Gurudongmar West, having regarded the main summit as an entirely different mountain, which in that case would make the first ascent in 1991 by an Indian team composed of Lakpa, Nima, P. Lakpa, and Sepley from the Sonam Gyatso Institute in Gangtok.[7] The mountain's name means the "incarnation of Guru Rimpoche" and the mountain is named in association with Gurudongmar Lake which is four kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Gurudongmar is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[8] Weather systems are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. July through September is the monsoon season. The months of April, May and June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this mountain.[9]

See also

  • Gurudongmar reflected in Gurudongmar Lake

References

  1. ^ a b "Gurudongmar". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ Frederic V. Hartemann, The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A-Z Compendium of More Than 2,300 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People, Bloomsbury Academic, 2005, ISBN 9780810850569, p. 248.
  3. ^ a b "Gurudongmar, India". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ Asia, India–Sikkim, Gurudongmar, Dongkya Range, Kamal K. Guha, 1992, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. ^ The Alpine Journal, Volume 103, Issue 347, Alpine Club, 1998, ISBN 9780948153570, p. 295.
  6. ^ a b Gurudongmar, G. T. Bhutia, The Himalayan Journal, 2025, The Himalayan Club, Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Asia, India, Sikkim Himalaya, Northern Sikkim, Various Ascents, Lindsay Griffin, 1997, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
  9. ^ Best Time to Visit Himalayas India – Peak Adventure Season, Lindsey Tramuta, May 7, 2025, travelerbibles.com, Retrieved June 10, 2025.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gurudongmar.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.