Sickle Moon

Sickle Moon Peak or Bharanzar Peak (6,574 metres or 21,568 feet) is located in the Kishtwar Himalaya and is the highest summit of this sub-range. It lies in the western Himalayan range, and is 12 km (7 mi) north of Brammah massif in Kishtwar, 55 kilometers east of Kishtwar town and 195 kilometers east of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Brammah massif lies south of Sickle Moon and is separated by a 12 kilometer glacier. The nearest Peaks are Brahma I 21,050 ft (6,416 metres), Flat Top 20,023 ft (6,103 metres), Brahma II 21,276 ft (6,485 metres), and Arjuna 20,440 ft (6,230 metres), listed in order from west to east.

First ascent

Neighbouring summits