Devistan I is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya located in the Chamoli district of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, India. The elevation of Devistan I is and its prominence is . It is 52nd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. It stands on the western rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. It lies between the Devisthan II and

Devtoli Devtoli (Hindi: देवटोली) is a mountain of Kumaon Himalaya located in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand,India. It stands at . It is 36th highest located entirely within Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this categ ...

. Its nearest higher neighbor

lies 6.6 km SSW. It is located 1 km South of Devisthan II and 9.6 km NE lies Nanda Devi .

Climbing history

In 1961 A nine-member team comprising

Gurdial Singh Gurdial Singh Rahi (''Gurdi'āl Sigh''; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale." He became known as a novelist when he p ...

and

Hari Dang Hari Dang (1935-2016) was an Indian educationist and a mountaineer. While at The Doon School, he led the schoolboys on the first Indian expedition to Mt. Jaonli (6,632 m) in 1965. Education Dang was schooled at Modern School, Delhi, and then w ...

of The Doon School, Major John D. Dias, Captain K. N. Thadani and Lieutenant (Dr.) N. Sharma of the Indian Army, and Suman Dubey, of Delhi and three sherpa from Darjeeling Kalden, Nima and Lhakpa. They attempt Devistan I (21,910 feet) on the western rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. They set up base camp at 15,000 feet and camp I at 17,500 and camp II at 20,000 feet. On June 16 starting at 8 a.m. they reached summit at 2 p.m. Accomplished by all the members and the Sherpas except for Captain Thadani and Lhakpa.

Glaciers and rivers

Dakshini Rishi Glacier on the eastern side and

Trisul Glacier Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul grou ...

on the western side. both these glacier drains into Rish Ganga. Rishi Ganga met with

Dhauli Ganga The Dhauliganga is a turbulent Himalayan river which rises in the border regions of India and China and flows south into the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. It joins the Alaknanda, the major source stream of the Ganges river. Cours ...

near Rini. Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnu Pryag. Alaknanda River is one of the main tributaries of river

Ganga 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 ...

that later joins

Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent 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 the Hindu fa ...

the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Dev Pryag and became Ganga thereafter.

Neighboring peaks

The neighboring peaks of Maiktoli are: * Nanda Devi: *

Trisul Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul grou ...

: * Devistan II: *

: *

Tharkot Tharkot is a mountain of the Kumaon division, Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated near the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The elevation of Tharkot is and its prominence is . It is joint 160th highest located entirely wit ...

References

{{reflist Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas Geography of Chamoli district

Climbing history

Glaciers and rivers

Neighboring peaks

See also

References