Reo Purgyil

Reo Purgyil

View of the peak
Highest point
Elevation 6,816 m (22,362 ft)
Prominence 1,978 m (6,490 ft) [1]
Listing List of Indian states and territories by highest point
List of Ultras of the Western Himalayas
Coordinates 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735Coordinates: 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735 [2]
Geography
Reo Purgyil

Location of Reo Purgyil peak in Himachal Pradesh

Location Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parent range Western Himalaya
Topo map Google topographic map[3]
Climbing
Easiest route Climb

Reo Purgyil, also known as Leo Pargial[4] and Leo Pargil,[5] is a mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Western Himalaya area of the Himalayas. It is located on the Himachal Pradesh/Tibetan border in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.[6]

Highest point in Himachal Pradesh

At 6,816 m Reo Purgyil is the highest mountain peak in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Geologically the peak is a dome structure and is part of a great massif that rises above the Satluj River (Sutlej) and overlooks the western valley of Tibet.[2] The Spiti River, a right hand tributary of the Satluj, drains the northern face of the massif.[7]

The highest peak is often obscured by clouds and is located about 2 km to the south of Peak 6791, a well known twin brother.[8] The last village closest to Reo Purgyil is Chitkul in Kinnaur District.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reo Pargial, China/India". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  2. 1 2 "Reo Purgyil, 6816 m". wikimapia. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Google topographic map". Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  4. ↑ Leo Pargial – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
  5. ↑ Leo Pargil dome
  6. ↑ "Tibet Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  7. ↑ Ciliberto, Jonathan (2013). Six Weeks in the Spiti Valley. Atlanta: Circle B Press. ISBN 978-0-9659336-6-7.
  8. ↑ "Reo Purgyil; Beneath the shroud". The Himalayan Journal. 1992. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
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