Chaukhamba

Chaukhamba 1
Chaukhamba peak (right) seen from Budha Madhyamaheshwar
Highest point
Elevation7,138 m (23,419 ft)
Prominence1,594 m (5,230 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates30°44′59″N 79°17′28″E / 30.74972°N 79.29111°E / 30.74972; 79.29111
Geography
Chaukhamba
India
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGangotri Group, Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger

Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group. It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.