Mount Mukut

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Recently, a 17-member Indian Coast Guard (ICG) mountaineering team has successfully scaled Mount Mukut (7,045-metre).

About Mount Mukut

• Location: It is a high-altitude peak located in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India, in the Zaskar Range near Mount Kamet.
• It is part of the Gangotri Group of peaks and lies in the western Garhwal Himalayas, within the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. 
• The peak is notable for its distinctive crown-like shape, which gives it the name “Mukut,” meaning crown in Hindi.
• It occupies a transition zone between the greener, monsoon-influenced valleys of Garhwal and the dry, elevated landscape of the Tibetan Plateau.
• The peak was first climbed in 1951 by a team from New Zealand which included Edmund Hillary and George Lowe. 
• Topography: Its upper slopes consist almost entirely of exposed rock, permanent snow, glacier ice, and wind-scoured ridges.

Key Facts about Garhwal Himalaya

• The Garhwal Himalaya forms the western part of the Central Himalayas and lies mainly in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
• It stretches from the Tons River in the west to the Kali River in the east.
• The region shares its northern boundary with Tibet (China) and the southern boundary with the Shivalik Hills.
• Rivers: It has numerous rivers including the Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Mandakini, and Yamuna.
• Flora: Dense forests of pine, oak, deodar, fir, and rhododendron.

Source: PIB

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