Chaukhamba

{{short description|Mountain in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Chaukhamba I

| photo = Mt. Chaukhamba.jpg

| photo_caption = Chaukhamba peak as seen from Deoria Tal/Lake near Chandrashila peak

| elevation_m = 7138

| elevation_ref = [http://www.indmount.org/openpeaksuttarakhand.html IMF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011045559/http://www.indmount.org/openpeaksuttarakhand.html |date=11 October 2008 }}

| prominence_m = 1594

| prominence_ref = {{cite web|url=http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html|title=High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)|publisher=Peaklist.org|accessdate=2014-05-28}}

| listing = Ultra

| map = India

| map_caption = India

| map_size = 260

| label = Chaukhamba

| label_position = bottom

| location = Uttarakhand, India

| range = Gangotri Group, Garhwal Himalaya

| coordinates = {{coord|30|44|59|N|79|17|28|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = [http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/ Himalayan Index]

| topo =

| first_ascent = 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger{{cite aaj|title=Garwahl Himalayas, Chaukhamba|article_id=12195358102|year=1953|volume=8|issue=3|pages=581–582|access-date=2025-01-11}}

| easiest_route =

}}

Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.{{cite book|first1=Andy|last1=Fanshawe|first2=Stephen|last2=Venables|title=Himalaya Alpine-Style|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|year=1995|isbn=0-340-64931-3|page=106}} It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.

Chaukhamba has four summits, along a northeast–southwest trending ridge, and ranging in elevation from {{Convert|7138|m|ft|0}} to {{Convert|6854|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} with an average elevation 7,014 m; the main summit is at the northeast end.

border=0
Chaukamba I	{{convert|7138|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
Chaukamba II	{{convert|7070|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
Chaukamba III	{{convert|6995|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
Chaukamba IV	{{convert|6854|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

After unsuccessful attempts in 1938 and 1939, Chaukhamba I was first climbed on 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger (Swiss members of an otherwise French expedition). They ascended the northeast face, from the Bhagirathi-Kharak Glacier. Other members of the expedition were the French alpinist and traveler Marie-Louise Plovier Chapelle and the renowned French alpinist and climber Edouard Frendo.

Chaukhamba I is an ultra-prominent peak, with a prominence of more than 1,500m. Mana Pass is the key col for Chaukhamba I.

__NOTOC__

Mt Mandani and Chaukhamba with reflection at Boodha Madhyamaheshwar 3500m Photo by Sumita Roy.jpg|Mt Mandani and Chaukhamba with reflection on semi frozen lake at Boodha Madhyamaheshwar

Chaukhamba from Bedni Bugyal.jpg|Chaukhamba Massif from Bedni Bugyal

Chaukhamba View From Kartik Swami Temple Rudraprayag (cropped).jpg|alt=Chaukhamba View|Chaukhamba View From Kartik Swami Temple Rudraprayag