The Kafni Glacier is located in the upper reaches of the

Kumaon 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 ...

Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

s, to the southeast of

Nanda Devi Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal). It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was consi ...

. The glacier gives rise to the Kafni River, which is a tributary of the

Pindar River The Pindar River is a river located in Uttarakhand, India. Pindar originates from Pindari Glacier which is located in Bageshwar district of Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. The source of this river, the Pindar glacier is located at an altitude o ...

. The Pindar River is a tributary to

Alaknanda River The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...

, which eventually is one of the two headstreams of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

. This is relatively small glacier but a popular

trekking Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...

destination along with Pindari Glacier.

List of peaks nearby

A list of notable peaks adjacent to, near to or seen on the Kafni Glacier Trek includes: *

Nanda Kot Nanda Kot ( Kumaoni-नन्दा कोट) is a mountain peak of the Himalaya range located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies in the Kumaon Himalaya, just outside the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda ...

, *

Changuch Changuch is a Himalayan mountain peak situated at the boundary of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar district of the Uttarakhand state of India. This peak is situated above the Pindari Glacier. This peak offers a ridge leading to Nanda Kot Nanda Kot ...

( 6322m ) * Maiktoli ( 6803m ) * Mrigthuni ( 6855m ) * Nanda Devi ( 7816m ) * Nanda Khat ( 6611m ) * Panwali Dwar ( 6663m ) * Sunanda Devi ( 7434m ) * Tharkot ( 6099m ) * Nanda Bhanar ( 6236m ) * Nanda Khani ( 6029m ) * Bauljuri ( 5922m ) * Lapsa Dhura ( 6000m )

List of glaciers nearby

A list of notable glaciers adjacent to or near the Kafni Glacier includes: * Pindari Glacier *

Milam Glacier Milam Glacier is a major glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya. History It is located in the tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about northeast of Nanda Devi. It ranges in elevation from about to about at ...

* Maiktoli Glacier

Trek Route

The glacier is located in

Bageshwar Bageshwar ( Kumaoni: ''Bāgshyār'') is a town and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 332 km from the State Capit ...

district. From Bageshwar town it can be approached via route of Bharadi, Saung, Loharkhet, Dhakuri Pass, Khati, Dwali and Khatiya. The route until Loharkhet is motorable, after which it is approximately a round trip. Khati is the last village on the route. Though

Pindari The Pindaris were irregular military plunderers and foragers in 17th- through early 19th-century Indian subcontinent who accompanied initially the Mughal army, later the Maratha army, and finally on their own before being eliminated in the 1817� ...

is more popular tourist destination, some people find route to this glacier more beautiful. Unlike Pindari, tourists can trek up to the glacier. In case of Pindari, the trek beyond zero point becomes very tough and cannot be done without proper equipment.

References

External links

Travel Article on Pindari & Kafni Glacier Trek
{{Hydrography of Uttarakhand Hiking trails in Uttarakhand Glaciers of Uttarakhand Bageshwar district