Harmukh Ganderbal_district
gangabal lake @ foothills of harmukh
harmukh (also known mount haramukh or harmukh mountain) mountain peak elevation of 16,890 ft (5,148 metres), in ganderbal district of indian state of jammu & kashmir. harmukh part of himalaya range, , located between sindh river south , neelum river north. rises gangabal lake in vicinity of kashmir valley. more hazardous reach mount haramukh east , south side of ganderbal , has never been climbed these sides; thus, climbed in north-west arin bandipore side.
harmukh first climbed great trigonometric survey s thomas montgomerie in 1856 , made first survey of karakoram 210 km (130 miles) south, , sketched 2 prominent peaks, labelling them k1 , k2.
harmukh later climbed many other climbers. therefore, harmukh mountain world‘s 2nd highiest mountain peak k2 discovered , serveyer‘s mark k2 continues name.
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