Balakun is a snow clad Himalayan peak located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The peak is located at a height of 6471 meters (21,230 feet) above mean sea level in the Garhwal region. This peak is located at a distance of fifteen kilometers from Badrinath, which is in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Balakun is situated in the northwest direction of Badrinath between the Bhagirath Kharak and Satopanth glaciers. The peak is situated northeast of the Nilkanth peak.

The Alakananda River originates at a point below the Balakun peak by the melting of the Bhagirath Kharak and Satopanth glaciers at an altitude of 3641 metres. The two glaciers rises from the eastern slopes of the Chaukhamba, which is located at a height of 7140 meters above, mean sea level. The Balakun peak is situated in the north of the Kunaling, which is located at a height of 5471 meters above mean sea level and south of the Arwa Group of Himalayan peaks. The geographic coordinates of the peak are 30°45?36?North, 79°20?24?East.