Bhagirathi Parbat III
{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Bhagirathi Parbat III
| other_name =
| photo =Bhagirathi II and III (L-R) WTK IMG 0614 150917.jpg
| photo_caption = Bhagirathi II and III from left to right
| elevation_m = 6454
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 517
| prominence_ref ={{Cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/saraswati-parvat-ii.html?yaw=NaN&pitch=NaN&hfov=60.00|title = Saraswati Parvat II}}
| listing = Mountains of Uttarakhand
| range = Garhwal Himalaya
| parent_peak =
| location = Uttarakhand, India
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| map_size = 260
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|30|52|55|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = 1933 by Colin Kirkus and Charles Warren
| easiest_route =
}}
Bhagirathi Parbat III (Hindi: भागीरथी पर्वत III) is a mountain in Uttarakhand, India. It is the 95th highest peak located entirely within Uttarakhand, India. (The highest in this category is Nanda Devi.) The summit is {{convert|6454|m|ft|0}}. It is the third highest peak of the Bhagirathi Massif. It was first climbed by Britishers Colin Kirkus and Charles Warren in 1933, by way of the southeast ridge.{{cite web |title=Bhagirathi III |url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1 |publisher=alpine club |accessdate=18 April 2020}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xMxA954wicC&q=first+ascent+of+Bhagirathi+I&pg=PA242|title = Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest|date = 3 October 2011|isbn = 9781409383314}}
Climbing history
Its first ascent by Britishers Colin Kirkus and Charles Warren was completed in 1933. The first successful ascent by an Indian was on 20 October 1966. Janez Jeglic and Silvo Karo climbed the overhanging west face On 7 September 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/47/12/bhagirathi-hi-west-face/|title=The HJ/47/12 BHAGIRATHI HI, WEST FACE}}
On 15 September 2015 at 11:15 am [[Debabrata Mukherjee (mountaineer)|
Debabrata Mukherjee]] and his team successfully summited Mt. Bhagirathi III via the north ridge.{{cite web |url=http://www.jma-sangaku.or.jp/tozan/tozanjoho/151016Apex_GJSvol.%202.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.jma-sangaku.or.jp |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173047/http://www.jma-sangaku.or.jp/tozan/tozanjoho/151016Apex_GJSvol.%202.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
The following are neighboring or subsidiary peaks:
- Bhagirathi Parbat I, 6,856 m (22493 ft){{coord|30|51|00|N|79|08|57|E|type:mountain}}
- Bhagirathi Parbat II, 6,512 m (21365 ft){{coord|30|52|55|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}
- Satopanth, 7,075 m (23,212 ft), {{coord|30|50|42|N|79|12|45|E|type:mountain}}
- Vasuki Parbat, 6,792 m (22,283 ft), {{coord|30|52|30|N|79|10|30|E|type:mountain}}
Glaciers and rivers
Glaciers associated with the mountain include Gangotri Glacier (east flank), Vasuki Glacier (west flank), and Chaturangi Glacier (north flank). The Bhagirathi river (also called Ganga or Ganges) emerges from the terminus of Gangotri Glacier.