Rajrambha is the name of a
Himalayan mountain peak, situated in the
Pithoragarh district of
Uttarakhand state of
India. It means 'celestial nymph' (Apsara) in
Hindi. This peak is situated south of the
Kalabaland Glacier
Kalabaland Glacier of Himalaya is situated in the eastern Kumaun of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India.Kumaun Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to:
* Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India
* Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India
* Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII
See also
...
in the
Ralam valley. The summit of the peak is 6,537 m. The nearby peaks which form the north-south massif are
Suitilla
Suj Tilla or Suitilla is a Himalayan peak located on the eastern side of Uttarakhand state in Pithoragarh District of India. The peak is located above the junction of Kalabaland, Sankalp and Yankchar glaciers. Ralam Dhura pass is situated to ...
6,373 m,
Chaudhara
Chaudhara is a Himalayan mountain peak, situated in the Pithoragarh district of Kumaon, India. The altitude of the peak is 6,510 m. The peak lies to the south of Ralam pass and north west of Panchchuli. The peak is so named due to the peak ha ...
6,510 m, and
Ngalaphu 6,410 m.
Rajrambha forms a wall between Lasser Yankti and Ralam Valley. It can be approached through the
Uttari Balati glacier passing the
Balati plateau.
Dhakar
Dhakar is a Hindu small landlord and agricultural peasant caste in the Indian state of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is ...
or
Tidang is the
base camp from where one can climb the Rajrambha peak (6537m). Dhakar is near
Tawaghat
Darma valley is a Himalayan valley situated in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand state of India. This valley is located in the eastern part of Uttarakhand at Kumaon division.
The Darma valley is formed by the Darma River (also called ''Da ...
in Pithoragarh district as the last motorable station on the way.
On the mountain peak, several alpine flowers can be found including, ''
Iris kumaonenis'', ''
Primula macrophylla
''Primula'' () is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They include the primrose ('' P. vulgaris''), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common species are '' P. auricula'' (auricula), '' P. veris'' (cow ...
'' and ''
lillium oxypetalum
Lillium or Lillion ( grc, Λίλλιον), or Lileon or Lileum (Λιλεόν), or Lilaeus or Lilaios (Λίλαιος), was a commercial town ( emporium) on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia, 40 stadia to the east of Dia. It is possible that ...
''.
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district