As the name suggests, Chaukhamba peak is a four-pillar shaped enormous peak. It is a mountain massif that has got four summits, along a northeast-southwest trending ridge situated in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalayas. Being named as Chaukhamba peak I, II, III and IV, all of them has got different elevations that lie between 7,138 m to 6,854 m. But Chaukhamba peak I remains the tallest of all the four summits i.e. 7,138 m above the sea level. It towers above the Gangotri glacier forming the eastern anchor of the group. Positioned in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath, Chaukhamba Peak I is an ultra-prominent peak with a prominence of exactly 1,594 m. Mana Pass is the key col for Chaukhamba I.

With such attractive location and prominence, the whole of the massive has been quite popular among the explorers for trekking and peak climbing kind of adventure activities in Uttarakhand. Though, there had been few unsuccessful attempts in the year 1938 and 1939.