Tratte Koot or Tatakooti or Tatakuti,[1] Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation[2] of 4,760 metres (15,620 ft),[3] on the border of Budgam and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The most conspicuous and imposing peak of Pir Panjal range is undoubtedly Tatakooti.[4] The other higher peak of this range is Sunset Peak at 4,750 m (15,580 feet). Tatakooti, along with Sunset Peak, lies south west of the Kashmir valley. It is located 40 km west of Shopian town and 30 km from Chadoora Budgam and 105 km southwest of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the highest peak of the Pir Panjal bounding Kashmir from SW.

Tratte koot Peak
Tatakuti
Northern face of the Tatakooti peak
Highest point
Elevation4,760 m (15,620 ft)
Coordinates33°42′15.4″N 74°31′0.24″E / 33.704278°N 74.5167333°E / 33.704278; 74.5167333
Geography
Tratte koot Peak is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Tratte koot Peak
Tratte koot Peak
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Tratte koot Peak is located in India
Tratte koot Peak
Tratte koot Peak
Tratte koot Peak (India)
Location Budgam-Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Parent rangePirpanjal Range, Himalayas
Borders onBudgam & Poonch
Climbing
First ascent1901 by C.E. Barton, Dr Ernest Neve
Easiest routeSE arete : glacier/rock climb

History

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Early exploration of the Pirpanjal Range was carried by Thomas Montgomerie and Godwin Austen in 1856.[5] The first ascent of Tatakooti peak was made in 1901 by C. E. Barton and Dr Ernest Neve.[6] .. In the year 2021 a team with MLA SURANKOTE chowdhary Akram, summit the peak in just two days from base camp(HILLKAKA).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mountaineering==Srinagar and its Environs - Mountain Climbs". Kashmiri Overseas Association. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Information". Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Unseen Kashmir". ckashmir.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ Neve, Dr. Ernest (1912). Beyond the Pir Panjal.
  5. ^ "Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923) The Baltoro Glacier Karakoram". christies.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ^ Neve, Dr. Ernest. Beyond the Pir Panjal.

7.Tatta kutti Peak is a Second hieast Peak of Jammu & Kashmir