GUNUNG · India

Mount Harmukh

ہارمکھ / Haramukh

Mount Harmukh (5.142 m) menjulang di atas rangkaian danau glasial, Kashmir.. Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 5.142 m
Country: India (IN)
Location / Range: Himalaya, Distrik Ganderbal, Jammu dan Kashmir (antara Sungai Sind dan Kishanganga)
Mountain type: Puncak batu-dan-es non-vulkanik di Himalaya, menjulang di atas rangkaian danau alpine
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 34.4039, 74.9019
Difficulty: Trek pendekatan menengah–berat ke danau Gangabal; pendakian puncak sejati bersifat teknis (bermedan es/batu) dan jarang dilakukan
Best Season: Musim pendakian harus dikonfirmasi sesuai kondisi setempat; laporan AAJ mendokumentasikan pendakian pada Agustus 2023.
Permits & Rules: Pendekatan populer lewat rute trekking Kashmir Great Lakes menuju Danau Gangabal dan Nundkol di kaki gunung; puncak umumnya didaki dari sisi barat laut Arin via Kudara, Bandipore. Gunakan pemandu lokal dan periksa status keamanan kawasan sebelum berangkat.
Hazards: Medan puncak mencakup es keras, batu curam, dan lereng salju/es; pada rute 2023 tim mengalihkan lintasan dari couloir ke rusuk batu karena es keras.

Description

Harmukh is a Himalayan massif in Kashmir, India, with several summits above the Gangabal Lake area. This profile uses Wikidata’s 5,142 m elevation for the eastern main summit; some sources give different figures. Lake treks reach the mountain’s base, while summit climbs require alpine skills. An American Alpine Journal report distinguishes the 5,080 m central summit reached in 2023 from the main summit.

Gallery

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Routes

Couloir barat–puncak tengah (rute 2023)

Pendakian alpine teknis

Historical route record: approach from Kudar toward Sarbal, then the west couloir and ridge to the 5,080 m central summit. This is neither a trekking trail nor a route to the eastern main summit.

Source

Naranag–Gangabal (trek kaki Harmukh)

Trek dengan bagian tanjakan curam

From Naranag, the trek reaches Gangabal Lake at Harmukh’s base. Its destination is the lake, not a mountain summit; Wikipedia describes steep sections without providing a reliable duration.

Source

Climbing Experiences

Five videos introduce the Gangabal area, Harmukh scenery and the view from Zaj Pass. They do not establish a summit ascent. The AAJ report adds a documented technical climb of the central summit in 2023.

References

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