# Satopanth

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Mountain in Uttarakhand, India

Satopanth Mt Satopanth during Wikipedia treks Kalindi Khal Highest point Elevation 7,084 m (23,241 ft) Prominence 1,070 m (3,510 ft) Listing Mountains of India Coordinates 30°50′28″N 79°12′49″E / 30.84111°N 79.21361°E / 30.84111; 79.21361 Geography Satopanth India Country India State Uttarakhand Region Gangotri Parent range Garhwal Himalayas Climbing First ascent 1 August 1947 by André Roch, René Dittert, Alexandre Graven and Alfred Sutter Easiest route AD Grade snow/ice climb

**Mount Satopanth** (7084m) is one of the prominent peaks of the Garhwal range in the [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas), located within the [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent). It is also the second highest peak in [Gangotri National Park](/source/Gangotri_National_Park).

## Location

[Satopanth](https://greatadventure.in/satopanth-expedition/) is a [mountain](/source/Mountain) in the [Gangotri](/source/Gangotri) region of the [Garhwal Himalaya](/source/Garhwal_Himalaya), in the [Indian](/source/India) [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas). It lies in the northern [Indian](/source/India) state of [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand). The nomenclature of the peak is derived by an amalgamation of two Sanskrit words “Sato” meaning ‘Truth’ and “Panth” meaning “A Figure of veneration or Devotion” when combined means *"The True Figure of Devotion and Veneration*".

## Climbing history

The mountain was first climbed successfully by a Swiss expedition in 1947, 15 days prior to the [Indian independence](/source/Indian_Independence_Act_1947), the team was led by [André Roch](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Roch). Lately the mountain has become quite famous for its pre-Everest expeditions, because of her majestic altitude, the daunting ‘knife ridge’ at 6,500 m (21,300 ft) and the technical ice and rock glacial negotiations at 5,900 m (19,400 ft).

In 1933 [Marco Pallis](/source/Marco_Pallis) led an expedition to the [Gangotri](/source/Gangotri) area of the [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas) and the team climbed several peaks.[1] The expedition team reconnoitered Satopanth and during the expedition [Colin Kirkus](/source/Colin_Kirkus) and Charles Warren made a pioneering alpine-style ascent of the central or 'second Satopanth peak', Kirkus' account of that climb is included in Pallis's book *Peaks and Lamas*.[2] The peak they climbed is now known to be the 6,454 metres (21,175 ft) [Bhagirathi III](/source/Bhagirathi_Massif);[3][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hj_1934_1-0)** Pallis, Marco (1934). ["Gangotri and Leo Pargial, 1933"](https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/6/10/gangotri-and-leo-pargial-1933/). *[Himalayan Journal](/source/Himalayan_Journal)*. **#6**: 106–126. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Pallis, Marco (1939). [*Peaks and Lamas*](https://archive.org/details/PeaksAndLamas/page/n59/mode/2up). Cassell. pp. 40–50. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hands_3-0)** Dean, Steve (1993). *Hands of a Climber - A Life of Colin Kirkus*. Ernest Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780948153211](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780948153211).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Warren, Charles (1933). ["The Gangotri Glacier and Leo Pargial, 1933"](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1934_files/AJ46%201934%20306-320%20Warren%20Gangotri%20Glacier.pdf) (PDF). *Alpine Journal*. **#45** (247): 306–320. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0065-6569](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0065-6569). Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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