Kedarnath peak

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Kedarnath peak is a prominent Himalayan mountain in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and forming a dramatic backdrop to the sacred Kedarnath Temple.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kedarnath peak canonical 3
Kedarnath 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan mountain ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
accessPoint Gaurikund ⓘ
administrativeDivision Garhwal division ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal
associatedDeity Shiva ⓘ
belongsToSubrange Gangotri–Kedarnath range ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya
climate alpine ⓘ
climbingRoute via northwest flank and west ridge ⓘ
coordinates 30.735°N 79.066°E ⓘ
country India ⓘ
drainageBasin Mandakini River ⓘ
elevation 22769 ft ⓘ
6940 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy Swiss expedition ⓘ
firstAscentLeader André Roch ⓘ
firstAscentYear 1947 ⓘ
formsBackdropOf Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
hasFeature glaciated slopes ⓘ
steep ice and snow faces ⓘ
hasRockType metamorphic rock ⓘ
hasSnowCover permanent snow and ice ⓘ
isCulturallySignificantFor pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra ⓘ
isIconicLandmarkOf Kedarnath Temple area ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath town
isPartOfProtectedArea Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
isPopularFor Himalayan trekking views ⓘ
high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ
isSacredTo Hindus ⓘ
liesNorthOf Kedarnath town ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Rudraprayag district ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Garhwal Himalaya ⓘ
nameLanguage Sanskrit-derived ⓘ
nameMeaning often interpreted as “Lord of the Field” or “Lord of Kedar” ⓘ
nearbyGlacier Chorabari Glacier ⓘ
nearestMajorShrine Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
nearestTown Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath town
overlooks Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
partOf Western Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: western Himalayas
prominence about 1170 m ⓘ
region Garhwal region ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal
relativeLocation south of the Gangotri Glacier region ⓘ
religionSignificance Hinduism ⓘ
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
visibleFrom Kedarnath Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kedarnath Temple → associatedMountain → Kedarnath peak ⓘ
Garhwal Himalaya → hasPeak → Kedarnath peak ⓘ
Kedarnath town → locatedNear → Kedarnath peak ⓘ
Chaukhamba → visibleFrom → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath peak
Chaukhamba → nearestMajorPilgrimageSite → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath peak