Tharkot is a mountain of the
Kumaon Himalaya
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in Uttarakhand India. It is situated near the southern rim of
Nanda Devi Sanctuary
The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in northern India. The entire park lies at an eleva ...
. The elevation of Tharkot is and its prominence is . It is joint 160th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand.
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.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...
, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 7.3 km SSW of
Mrigthuni
Mrigthuni () is a mountain of Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Mrigthuni standing majestically at 6855 meter 22,490 feet. Its joint 28th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand, India. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this cate ...
.
Devtoli lies 7.5 km NNE and it is 10.8 km SSE of
Trisul I . It lies 7.2 km SW of
Maiktoli .
Climbing history
In May–June 1944 Tharkot was first climbed by
C.W.F.Noyce and
G.Rawlinson. It first came to light when Shipton and Tilman came from the Nanda Devi Sanctuary by climbing down the Sunderdunga col to this valley. The first Indian ascent of Tharkot was by K. P. Sharma's team in 1963. In 1969
Harish Kapadia
Harish Kapadia (born 11 July 1945) is a Himalayan mountaineer, author and long-time editor of the '' Himalayan Journal'' from India.
He has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalayas. and has been invited to many countries t ...
led a team from Bombay. They met with an avalanche due to that they have to abundant the summit bit.
In 1977 A Japanese team of 29 men and 4 women climbed Tharkot. They approach from the Mrigthuni Glacier make three camps. 24 climbers got to the summit from October 4 to 6.
Neighboring and subsidiary peaks
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Tharkot:
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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.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...
:
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Nanda Ghunti
Nanda Ghunti is a {{convert, 6309, m, ft, adj=mid, -high mountain
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:
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Trisul I
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Mrigthuni
Mrigthuni () is a mountain of Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. Mrigthuni standing majestically at 6855 meter 22,490 feet. Its joint 28th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand, India. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this cate ...
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Devtoli:
Glaciers and rivers
Bidalgwar Glacier on the west side of Tharkot and
Mrigthuni Glacier,
Sukhram Glacier, and
Sundardunga Glacier on the eastern side, all the glacier flows from north to south. From the eastern side glaciers comes out Sundardunga river that joins
Pindari River near Khati village. Pindari river later joins Alaknanda river at
Karnaprayag
Karnaprayag is a town and municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River. ...
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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 a river considered holy in Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the sourc ...
is one of the main tributaries of river
Ganga
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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 f ...
the other main tributaries of river Ganga at
Devprayag
Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets ...
and became Ganga there after.
See also
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List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state of India. This mountainous state contains, in its northern section, some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Many of them are unclimbed; many are unnamed. A large number of peaks in Uttarakhand are still ...
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Geography of Chamoli district