Balakun is a Himalayan peak situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state of India.

The Balakun peak has the summit at an altitude of 6,471 m (21,230 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas.

The Alaknanda river originates from below this peak by the melting of these two glaciers at an altitude of 3,641 m (11,946 ft).

Balakun is situated north of Kunaling (5471 m) and south of the Arwa Group.

The peak was first climbed in 1973 a by six-man team of ITBP led by Hukum Singh.