Panchchuli is a group of five snow capped Himalayan peaks, which lies at the eastern Kumaon region. It is located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The peaks are situated at an average elevation of 6,334 meters (20,781 feet) to 6,904 meters (22,651 feet) above mean sea level. The peaks form the drainage divide between the Gori and the Darmaganga valleys. Panchchuli is located on the Gori Ganga-Lassar Yankti divide. The group of mountain peaks lie one thirty-eight kilometers from Pithoragarh.

The word Panchchuli means five stoves and it is believed to be the place where the Pandavas cooked their last meal on the way to heaven. The five peaks of the Panchchuli massif are named from northwest to southeast. The Panchchuli I is situated at a height of 6,355 meters above mean sea level. The Panchchuli II, which is the highest peak in the group, is situated at a height of 6,904 meters above mean sea level. Panchchuli III is situated at a height of 6,312 meters above mean sea level and Panchchuli IV is located at a height of 6,334 meters and Panchchuli V is located at a height of 6437 meters above mean sea level. From the eastern side the peaks are accessible from the Sona Glacier and the Meola Glacier and from the western side it is accessible via Uttari Balati Glacier via Balati Plateau. The mountain prominence ( it is a measure of vertical separation between mountains) of Panchchuli is 1,614 meters (5,295 feet). The geographic coordinates of the peak are 30°12?51?North, 80°25?39?East.