page_title: Kedarnath
hierarchical_section_title: Kedarnath
caption_attribution_description: English: View of kedarnath village from hill top
context_page_description: Kedarnath is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple. It is a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district. The most remote of the four Chota Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas, about 3,583 m above sea level near Chorabari Glacier, the source of river Mandakini, and is flanked by snow-capped peaks, most prominently Kedarnath mountain. The nearest road head is at Gaurikund about 16kms away.
  The town suffered extensive destruction during June 2013 from flash floods caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand state.
context_section_description: Kedarnath is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple. It is a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district. The most remote of the four Chota Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas, about 3,583 m (11,755 ft) above sea level near Chorabari Glacier, the source of river Mandakini, and is flanked by snow-capped peaks, most prominently Kedarnath mountain. The nearest road head is at Gaurikund about 16kms away.
  The town suffered extensive destruction during June 2013 from flash floods caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand state.
caption: Kedarnath
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