Kamet

कामेत पर्वत Kamet
Kamet
Highest point
Elevation7,756 m (25,446 ft)
Ranked 29th
Prominence2,825 m (9,268 ft)
Ranked 121st
ListingUltra Mountains of Uttarakhand
Coordinates30°55′12″N 79°35′30″E / 30.92000°N 79.59167°E / 30.92000; 79.59167
Geography
60km
37miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
45
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).
Location in Uttarakhand
LocationUttarakhand, India
Parent rangeGarhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent21 June 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Kamet (Hindi: कामेत) is the second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi. It is the 29th highest mountain in the world. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Its appearance resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.