: ▁neither ▁vol can ic ▁nor ▁of ▁meteor ite ▁impact ▁origin ", ▁American ▁Ge oph ys ical ▁Union ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 7 7 : 8 9 - 8 9 . ▁ ▁Category : Ge omorph ology <0x0A> </s> ▁Bal ak un ▁is ▁a ▁H imal ay an ▁ ▁peak ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Cham oli ▁district ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand ▁state ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁Bal ak un ▁peak ▁has ▁the ▁sum mit ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Gar h wal ▁H imal ay as . ▁Bal ak un ▁Pe ak ▁is ▁located ▁ 1 6   km ▁from ▁B adr in ath . ▁Bal ak un ▁is ▁situated ▁north ▁west ▁to ▁B adr in ath . ▁Bal ak un ▁is ▁situated ▁between ▁Bh ag ir ath i ▁K har ak ▁gla cier ▁and ▁Sat op anth ▁gla cier . ▁The ▁peak ▁is ▁situated ▁north ▁east ▁of ▁Nil k anth ▁peak . ▁ ▁The ▁A la kn anda ▁river ▁origin ates ▁from ▁below ▁this ▁peak ▁by ▁the ▁mel ting ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁gla ci ers ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁two ▁gla ci ers ▁rise ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Ch au kh amba ▁( 7 1 4 0   m ) ▁peak ▁and ▁wrap ▁around ▁the ▁Bal ak un ▁peak . ▁Bal ak un ▁is ▁situated ▁north ▁of ▁Kun aling ▁( 5 4 7 1   m ) ▁and