Durpata
{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Durpata
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| elevation_m = 6468
| prominence_m = 638
| prominence_ref ={{cite web |title=Durpata |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/durpata.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=6 July 2020 |language=en}}
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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|43|03|N|79|44|12|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent = On 16 August 1939 Andre Roch and sherpa Gombu during a Swiss Climbing Party.
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Durpata is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Durpata is {{convert|6468|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|638|m|ft|0}}. It is 93rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3.8 km east of Gauri Parbat {{convert|6708|m|ft|0}} its nearest higher neighbor. Hathi Parbat {{convert|6727|m|ft|0}} lies 4.8 km SW and it is 5.1 km SSE of Rataban {{convert|6166|m|ft|0}}. It lies 11.7 km SSE of Nilgiri Parbat {{convert|6474|m|ft|0}}.
Climbing history
It was first climbed by Andre Roch and Sherpa Gombu in 1939 during a Swiss climbing party. On 16 August they climbed a glacier and followed a ridge on the south-east slope between two summits. they found a large partially frozen tarn at 21,000 feet Mounting some couloirs they soon attained a snowy ridge to the top. They descended after building a small cairn and back in camp in 2 hours.{{cite journal |last1=Roch |first1=Andre |title=Dunagiri, Gauri Parbat, Rataban, and Chaukhamba, 1939: Himalayan Journal vol.12/4 |website=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1940 |volume=12 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/12/4/dunagiri-gauri-parbat-rataban-and-chaukhamba-1939/ |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Durpata:
- Gauri Parbat {{convert|6708|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|42|40|N|79|42|03|E}}
- Rataban {{convert|6166|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|45|02|N|79|42|19|E}}
- Nilgiri Parbat {{convert|6474|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|46|59|N|79|38|43|E}}
- Hathi Parbat {{convert|6727|m|ft|0}}{{coord|30|41|06|N|79|42|21|E}}{{cite web | url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php | title=Himalayan Index - Results of Search by Mountain Group }}
Glaciers and rivers
It was surrounded by Ratabon Glacier on the northern side and Kosa Glacier on the southern side. Both the glacier merge them self and drains down to Dhauliganga River near Malari. Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag. Alaknanda River is one of the main tributaries of river Ganga that later joins Bhagirathi River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Devprayag and became Ganga there after.{{cite news |title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |accessdate=22 May 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}