The second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand is:

Kamet (7,756 metres) is the second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, and the third-highest in India (after Kangchenjunga and Nanda Devi).

About Kamet:

• It is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, close to the border with Tibet (China).
• It is part of the Zaskar Range, north of the main Himalayan range.
• It is surrounded by three other high peaks: Abi Gamin, Mana and Mukut Parbat.
• Because of its remote location, it was difficult to reach in early expeditions.

Climbing history:

It was first climbed on 21 June 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R. L. Holdsworth and the Sherpa Lewa, as part of a British expedition.

It was the highest summit reached by humans until 1936.

Smythe and his team, on their way back, discovered the beautiful "Valley of Flowers" in the Bhyundar valley. Frank Smythe later wrote the book "The Valley of Flowers" (1938).

The first Indian ascent was in 1955.

Other high peaks of Uttarakhand:

• Nanda Devi (7,816 m): the highest.
• Abi Gamin (7,355 m).
• Mana Peak (7,272 m).
• Chaukhamba I (7,138 m): near Badrinath, at the head of the Gangotri glacier.
• Trishul (7,120 m): first 7,000-m peak to be climbed (1907, by Tom Longstaff).
• Dunagiri (7,066 m).
• Panchachuli (6,904 m): a group of five peaks in Kumaon.
• Bandarpunch (6,316 m): near the source of the Yamuna.
• Shivling (6,543 m): near Gaumukh.

Important passes and glaciers:

• Mana Pass: connects Uttarakhand with Tibet; near Mana, called the "First Indian Village" (earlier the "last village").
• Gangotri Glacier: source of the Bhagirathi river (at Gaumukh).
• Satopanth Glacier: source of the Alaknanda river.
• The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag to form the Ganga.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Trishul is a high peak near Nanda Devi, but lower than Kamet.
• ✗Chaukhamba is a group of peaks near Badrinath, lower than Kamet.
• ✗Bandarpunch is near the source of the Yamuna and is much lower.