Draupadi Ka Danda
Draupadi Ka Danda (English: Draupadi's Hill) are two peaks in the Gangotri range of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The Dokriani glacier emerges from the northern slope of the mountain.
| Draupadi Ka Danda | |
|---|---|
The summit of Draupadi Ka Danda II | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,670 m (18,600 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand |
| Coordinates | 30°50′06″N 78°48′32″E |
| Geography | |
Draupadi Ka Danda Draupadi Ka Danda | |
| Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
The heights of the peaks are uncertain. In various literature, elevation has been reported as 5,670 metres, 5716m or sometimes above 6000m.
On the morning of 4 October 2022, a team of 41 climbers from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering attempting Draupadi Ka Danda II were hit by an avalanche a few hundred meters below the summit. It was a team of 34 advance mountaineering course trainees and 7 instructors. The dead bodies of twenty-seven were recovered during rescue operations, and two mountaineers could not be found.
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