Milam Glacier is a major
glacier
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of
Himalaya
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in the
Munsiyari
Munsyari ( Kumaoni: ''Munsyār'') is the name of the sub-division headquarters, a municipal board, a conglomeration of revenue villages and it also refers to the entire region as Munsiyari Tehsil and Sub Division in the Pithoragarh District in ...
tehsil
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of
Pithoragarh district
Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. Th ...
of
Kumaon region in the
Uttrakhand
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state of
India
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.
The
Milam village, near the snout of Milam Glacier, is the source of the
Goriganga River which flows to Munsiyari through the
Johar Valley
Johar Valley (also known as ''Milam Valley'' or ''Gori Ganga Valley'') is a valley located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, along the Gori Ganga river. The valley used to be a major trade route with Tibet. The best known village ...
inhabited by
Shauka Tibeto-Burman ethnic people.
Munsiari-Bugdiar-Milam Road (MBMR), the paved motorable road being constructed by the
BRO as part of the
India–China Border Roads
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(ICBRs) with expected completion date of March 2026, provides access to Milam village and glacier from the district sub-division headquarter Munsiyari.
[इंडो-चीन बॉर्डर रोड के पहले फेज की एक सड़क अब भी पूरी नहीं, जानिए पूरा मामला]
navbharattimes, 22 March 2025.
Munsiyari, further down the Goriganga valley, was the traditional base for the trek to the glacier before the construction of the road.
[''http://musetheplace.com/milam-glacier/''] The suitable time to visit the glacier is from mid-March to May. Monsoon usually sets in during the month of June which herald the menace of landslides and roadblocks making the trek inadvisable.
[''http://musetheplace.com/milam-glacier/'']
History
Milam glacier was closed in 1962, making it inaccessible for trekkers and other visitors, but reopened in the year 1994 presently making it a popular destination among trekkers.
[''http://musetheplace.com/milam-glacier/'']
Geography
Milam Glacier, covering around area of length,
is located about northeast of
Nanda Devi
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. It ranges in elevation from about to about at its snout.
[''Garhwal-Himalaya-Ost'', 1:150,000 scale topographic map, prepared in 1992 by Ernst Huber for the ]Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
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, based on maps of the Survey of India
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range, it originates from the eastern slope of Trishuli
Tirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the
Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri (mountain), Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wa ...
and the southern slope of its eastern subsidiary Kohli. The subsidiary glaciers coming off the peaks of Hardeol
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, Mangraon (6,568 m), Deo Damla (6,637 m), and Sakram (6,254 m) on the eastern rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary
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also flow into it from the west, while on the east it is fed by glaciers from Nanda Gond (6,315 m) and Nanda Pal (6,306 m).
See also
* List of glaciers
A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly defor ...
* Johar Valley
Johar Valley (also known as ''Milam Valley'' or ''Gori Ganga Valley'') is a valley located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, along the Gori Ganga river. The valley used to be a major trade route with Tibet. The best known village ...
* Shauka - Johar, Shauka people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group living in the Johar Valley of Gori Ganga River
* Tourism in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a state in North India, the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhoomi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and numerous Hindu temples and Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, pilgr ...
References
External links
* http://musetheplace.com/milam-glacier/
Glaciers of Uttarakhand
Hiking trails in Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district
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