Kalanag | |
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Black Peak | |
![]() Kalanag | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,387 m (20,955 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains in India |
Coordinates | 31°01′12″N 78°34′12″E / 31.02000°N 78.57000°E |
Geography | |
Location | Uttarakhand, India |
Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1955 Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School |
Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is a peak in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is the highest peak in the Bandarpunch massif, others being Bandarpunch I (6,316 m) and White Peak or Bandarpunch II (6,102 m). The name literally means "Black Cobra" in Hindi.
The peak was first summited in 1955 by schoolmaster Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun.[1]