# Balakun

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**Balakun** is a [Himalayan](/source/Himalayas) peak situated in the [Chamoli district](/source/Chamoli_district) of [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand) state of India. The Balakun peak has the summit at an altitude of 6,471 m (21,230 ft) in the [Garhwal Himalayas](/source/Garhwal_Himalaya). Balakun Peak is located 16 km from [Badrinath](/source/Badrinath).[1] Balakun is situated north west to Badrinath. Balakun is situated between Bhagirathi Kharak glacier and Satopanth glacier. The peak is situated north east of Nilkanth peak. The [Alaknanda](/source/Alaknanda) river originates from below this peak by the melting of these two glaciers at an altitude of 3,641 m (11,946 ft). The two glaciers rise from the eastern slopes of Chaukhamba (7140 m) peak and wrap around the Balakun peak. Balakun is situated north of [Kunaling](/source/Kunaling) (5471 m) and south of the [Arwa Group](/source/Arwa_Group). The peak was first climbed in 1973 a by six-man team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) led by Hukum Singh.[2]

## Nearby glaciers

- Bhagirathi Kharak glacier
- [Satopanth glacier](/source/Satopanth_glacier)

## Nearby peaks

- Nilkantha (6,600 m)
- Chaukhamba (7,140 m)
- Kunaling (5,471 m)

## References

1. "Balakun". Retrieved 5 April 2023.

1. "Balakun". Vol. 19, no. 1. 1974. p. 211. Retrieved 2025-07-10.

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