Atal II
{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
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| name = Atal II
| other_name = P. 6557
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| elevation_m = 6557
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| range = Garhwal Himalaya
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| location = Uttarakhand, India
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
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| coordinates = {{coord|30|59|51|N|79|09|04|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = In October 2018, Atal I was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.
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Atal II is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Earlier it was known as P.6557. It was renamed after a team from the N.I.M Nehru Institute of Mountaineering climbed four unnamed peaks and named it after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to Colonel Amit Bisht, principal of the N.I.M.{{cite news |title=Four Himalayan peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/66297291.cms |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en}} The peak lies above the Shyamvarn Glacier. The elevation of Atal II is {{convert|6557|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 74th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 6 km ENE of Sudarshan Parbat {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}. Swetvarn {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}} lies 5.1 km WSW and it is 5.5 km east of Chaturbhuj {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}. It lies 2.9 km ESE of Yogeshwar {{convert|6678|m|ft|0}}.{{cite web |title=3D mountain model of the world by PeakVisor |url=https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=30.988333333333333&lng=79.15138888888889&alt=6473 |website=PeakVisor |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en}}
Climbing history
Atal II was climbed by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering led by Colonel Amit Bisht, principal N.I.M.in October 2018. The expedition was flagged off from Dehradun on October 4 by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The expedition was jointly conducted by N.I.M. and the tourism department of Uttarakhand.{{cite news |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Named After Atal Bihari Vajpayee |work=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/four-himalayan-peaks-named-after-atal-bihari-vajpayee-1935008 |access-date=4 July 2020}}{{cite magazine |title=Four Himalayan Peaks Near Gangotri Named After Vajpayee |magazine=Outlook India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/four-himalayan-peaks-near-gangotri-named-after-vajpayee/318725 |access-date=4 July 2020}}
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Atal II:
- Shyamvarn {{convert|6135|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|58|34|N|79|07|40|E}}
- Sudarshan Parbat {{convert|6507|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|58|37|N|79|05|36|E}}
- Yogeshwar {{Convert|6678|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|59|56|N|79|07|03|E}}
- Chaturbhuj {{convert|6654|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|59|41|N|79|05|37|E}}
- Matri {{convert|6721|m|ft|0}}{{coord|31|00|53|N|79|04|11|E}}
- Swetvarn {{convert|6340|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|59|12|N|79|05|54|E}}
- Kalidhang {{convert|6373|m|ft|0}}{{coord|31|02|40|N|79|01|20|E}}
Glaciers and rivers
Shyamvarn bamak on the western side. Nilamber Glacier on the eastern side both these Glaciers are tributaries of Raktvarn Bamak which drain itself at Gangotri Glacier. From the snout of Gangotri Glacier which was called Gomukh emerges Bhagirathi river. one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.{{cite news |title=Devprayag |newspaper=The Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |access-date=22 May 2020}}