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Kedarkantha

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REC-IN-UK-0142 · rev 3

Distance
20.4contested
Ascent
2140
Summit
3,800contested
Duration
4
Completeness
0.91
Also known as
  • केदारकांठाDEVA · HI · local
  • Kedar KanthaLATN · EN · alternate
  • KedarkantaLATN · EN · transliteration
documented · 7 sources · 28 claims · resolved 2026-08-26
LegalPermit requiredAccessSeasonally inaccessibleCommercialActively operated

Attributes

Value · confidence · source
Best seasonJan–Dec
JFMAMJJASOND
Low confidenceUttarakhand Forest Department — Govind Pashu Vihar notices · 2025-11
Cumulative gain2140± 260 m
Low confidenceNASA SRTM 30 m DEM — gain, algo v2.1 · 2026-03
Difficultyeasy–moderate
Low confidence14 commercial itineraries, facts only · 2026-01
Distance20.4
  • 20.4OpenStreetMap — ways 41 218 660 and 12 othersCommunity
  • 8.8OpenStreetMap via Overpass APICommunity

Sources disagree; the highest-weighted source (OpenStreetMap — ways 41 218 660 and 12 others)'s value is shown here until an editor reviews this conflict.

Sources disagree2 claims on file
Duration4
Low confidence6 trip reports, 2023–2026 · 2026-01
Maximum altitude
Unknownnot researched — no source consulted yetAdd what you know
No source
Mobile signal
Unknownnot researched — no source consulted yetAdd what you know
No source
Pass altitude
Unknownnot researched — no source consulted yetAdd what you know
No source
Road accessmetalled to SankriPast its half-life · verified 2024-11
Low confidenceUttarakhand Forest Department — Govind Pashu Vihar notices · 2024-11
Summit altitude3,800
  • 3,800OpenStreetMap via Overpass APICommunity
  • 3,800Survey of India — topographic sheet 53J/3Official
  • 3,810NASA SRTM 30 m DEM — gain, algo v2.1Inferred
  • 3,96214 commercial itineraries, facts onlyOperator

Sources disagree; the highest-weighted source (Survey of India — topographic sheet 53J/3)'s value is shown here until an editor reviews this conflict.

Sources disagree4 claims on file
Trailhead altitude1950
Medium confidenceSurvey of India — topographic sheet 53J/3 · 2026-03
Water sources
Unknownnot researched — no source consulted yetAdd what you know
No source
12 of 37 registered fields shown

Route

6 variants · 1 with verified geometry
78°8′24″E78°9′36″E31°1′12″N31°2′24″N31°3′36″N2 km
Halthari to Kedarkantha (OpenStreetMap, ODbL)
VariantDistanceGainGeometry
Halthari to KedarkanthaPrimaryunknownunknownunverified · community trace
Sankri to Kedarkanthaunknownunknownno geometry recorded
Sankri → Juda ka Talab → summit20.4 km2,140 mno geometry recorded
Kotgaon → Pujeli → summit23.8 km2,320 mno geometry recorded
Gaichawan Gaon → summit18.1 kmunknownno geometry recorded
Kedarkantha to Darsaununknownunknownno geometry recorded

Getting there

Gateway and approach
Gateway townSankri
Last supply pointSankri
Nearest airportJolly Grant DED 223 km
Nearest railheadDehradun 198 km
Road time9–11 h via Purola, Mori
Shared transportUnknownnot researched — no source consulted yet

Permits

Govind Pashu Vihar entry permitGPV-FE

Issued by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at the Sankri range office. Obtainable on arrival; no advance application.

Mandatory, all visitors

Fee, Indian national
₹150 / day
Fee, foreign national
unknown
Guide mandatory
no
Min group size
unknown

Overnight camping in the alpine meadow above the base camp is restricted following the 2018 National Green Tribunal order on Himalayan bugyals. Operators pitch below 3,400 m.