Machoi Peak
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mechoi Peak
| photo = File:Machoi Peak, as seen on an overcast day, in July 2013.jpg
| photo_caption = Mechoi Peak, as seen on an overcast day, in 2013.
| elevation_m = 5458
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| prominence_m =
681
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| map = India Ladakh#India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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| label_position = right
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| location = Drass Ladakh, India
| range = Himalaya
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|26|N|75|32|08|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| range_coordinates =
| first_ascent = 10 September 1984
Indian army Team
| easiest_route = Right side of Amarnath cave
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| mapframe-wikidata = yes
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Mechoi Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of {{convert|5458|m|ft|disp=flip|abbr=in}}, in Drass region of Ladakh, India. Mechoi Peak is part of the Himalaya Range, and is located between Amarnath cave and Zojila. It lies 105 km north east from Srinagar, 25 km from Sonamarg in the east and 30 km from Drass. It rises from the glacier of its name Mechoi Glacier and is the source of Dras River in Drass, Ladakh. Mechoi Peak rises from the Mechoi glacier and is a pyramid-shaped peak with ice falls and ice fields at its bottom and ridges.{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/02/7/sonamarg-as-a-climbing-centre/|title=SONAMARG AS A CLIMBING CENTRE. : Himalayan Journal vol.02/7|website=www.himalayanclub.org|access-date=2019-01-28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.koausa.org/Geography/ch1.5.html|title=Geography of Kashmir|publisher=kousa.org|accessdate=2012-04-25}}
Climbing history and routes
Machoi Peak was first surveyed by a British medical team headed by Dr Ernest Neve in 1912. It was later climbed by a team of Indian army on 10 September 1984.{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/41/15/ascent-of-k12-7428-m-in-saltoro-hills-range/|title=ASCENT OF K12 (7428 m) IN SALTORO HILLS (RANGE) : Himalayan Journal vol.41/15|website=www.himalayanclub.org|access-date=2019-01-28}}
The easiest route to climb Mechoi Peak is from the right side of Amarnath cave{{cite web|url=http://www.seebeforeyoudie.net/asia/india/407717227/Machoi-Glacier.html.|title=Machoi glacier|publisher=seebeforeyoudie.net|accessdate=2012-04-25|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911190535/http://www.seebeforeyoudie.net/asia/india/407717227/Machoi-Glacier.html.|archive-date=11 September 2012|url-status=dead}} which leads to its west face, starts from Baltal a 20 kilometers high altitude alpine tract leads to the foothills of the peak. From the north side it is steep and one has to cross the whole Machoi glacier with ridges and falling ice. The east face of the peak is more difficult due to the remoteness of the area which starts from Matayan, Dras.
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Category:Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir