Kinnaur Kailash
Appearance
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2018) |
Kinnaur Kailash | |
---|---|
![]() Mount Kinner Kailash (6050 m) with a huge Monolithic pillar, which has religious significance. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 31°31′14″N 78°21′49″E / 31.52056°N 78.36361°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Himalayas |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Kinnaur_Kailash_sat.jpg/220px-Kinnaur_Kailash_sat.jpg)
The Kinnar Kailasha (locally known as Kinner Kailash) is a mountain in the Kinnaur district of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur Kailash has a height of 6050 meters and is considered sacred by both Hindu and Buddhist Kinnauris. This mountain is sometimes confused with the Mount Kailash in Tibet.
The monolithic pillar (Shivling) is located at an altitude of around 4500 meters.[2]
The Kinnaur Kailash Range borders the district of Kinnaur in the south and is dominated by the Kinnaur Kailash (elevation- 6050m) and Jorkanden (elevation- 6473m) peaks.[1] Jorkanden is the highest peak in the Kinner-Kailash range.
References
- ^ a b Deepak Sanan, Dhanu Swadi (2002). Exploring Kinnaur in the Trans-Himalaya. Indus Publishing.
- ^ "Kinnaur Kailash Parikrama blog". Raacho Trekkers.