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Kedarnath Mountains

Kedarnath also called Kedarnath Main and Kedarnath Dome are two peaks in the Gangotri group of mountains located in the western Garhwal Himalayas. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand at a distance of fifteen kilometers in the south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh, which is the source of the Bhagirathi River. Kedarnath (Main) lies in the south of the Gangotri Glacier. Kedarnath Dome is a subpeak of the main peak that lies on a spur which projects towards the glacier, which is at a distance of two kilometers in the northwest of Kedarnath.

Kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the Gangotri Glacier and the Kedarnath Dome is ranked third in terms of height. Kedarnath is located at a height of 6,940 meters (22,769 feet) above mean sea level. The mountain prominence (it is a measure of vertical separation between mountains) of Kedarnath is 1,400 meters (4,600 feet). The peaks are easily accessible from their northwest sides. However the east face of the Kedarnath Dome is high and very difficult to climb. The geographic coordinates of the peak are 30°47?42?North 79°04?10?East.

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