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Uja Tirche (literally High Mountain) is a peak close to the Tibetan border in the Nanda Devi group of the Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya. It was first climbed in 1937 by Lieutenant (later Major-General) R C A Edge, with a surveying party from the Survey of India.

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Uja Tirche
Highest point
Elevation	6,202 m (20,348 ft)
Coordinates	30°39′N 80°01′E
Geography
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Parent range	Kumaon/Garhwal Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	1937 Survey of India expedition led by R C A Edge

References

• Alpine Club Library Himalayan Index
• International Association of Geodesy Obituary

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