Chandra Parbat I

Chandra Parbat I (चन्द्रा पर्वत I) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Chandra Parbat I standing majestically at 6739 m. It is 42nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Chandra Parbat I lies on the eastern bank of the Suralaya Glacier. It is located in between Chandra II (North west) and Chandra III (South). It is located 4.9 km NE of Satopanth 7075 m and 8 km west lies Vasuki South 6702 m. On the 7.4 km SWS lies the Swachhand Peak 6721 m and Bhgirathi Massif on the west side.

Climbing History
An Australian team of eight member climbed the Chandra Parbat I (6739 meters, 22,110 feet) On September 25, 1994. The team members are Darren Miller, Gavin Dunmall, Glen Tempest, James Serie, Peter Williams, Andrew McNeill, Grant Else and Sarah Boyle. They established their Base Camp below Vasuki Parbat and Advance Base at the junction of the Chaturangi and Suralaya Glaciers. They climbed the 70° northwest face to the summit. Darren Miller made a route up the ridge and then up the face to the left of the Tempest-Serle route. On September 25, they climbed a steep rock until the snow line at 6200 meters. At 5:45 they were on the summit.

Glaciers and rivers
It is surrounded by glaciers on both the sides Suralaya Glacier on the western side, sweta Bamak on the eastern side, Both the glacier joins with Chaturangi Glacier and Chaturangi Glacier joins with Gangotri Glacier from there emerges the river Bhagirathi the main tributaries of river Ganga.

Neighboring peaks
Neighboring peaks of Chandra Parbat I:


 * Mana Parbat I: 6794 m30.94972°N, 79.24167°W
 * Mana Parbat II: 6771 m30.95139°N, 79.25417°W
 * Kalindi peak: 6102 m30.92222°N, 79.28°W
 * Pilapani Parbat: 6796 m30.96583°N, 79.2125°W
 * Satopanth: 7075 m30.845°N, 79.2125°W