Tharkot

Tharkot
Tharkot is located in Uttarakhand
Tharkot
Tharkot
Location in Uttarakhand
Highest point
Elevation6,099 m (20,010 ft)[1]
Prominence671 m (2,201 ft)[2]
Coordinates30°13′30″N 79°49′24″E / 30.22500°N 79.82333°E / 30.22500; 79.82333
Geography
LocationBageshwar district, Uttarakhand, India
Parent rangeKumaon Himalaya
Climbing
First ascentC.W.F.Noyce and G.Rawlinson climbed Tharkot in May–June 1944.[3]

Tharkot is a mountain of the Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated near the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The elevation of Tharkot is 6,099 metres (20,010 ft) and its prominence is 671 metres (2,201 ft). It is joint 160th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 7.3 km SSW of Mrigthuni 6,855 metres (22,490 ft). Devtoli 6,788 metres (22,270 ft) lies 7.5 km NNE and it is 10.8 km SSE of Trisul I 7,120 metres (23,360 ft). It lies 7.2 km SW of Maiktoli 6,803 metres (22,320 ft).[2]

  1. ^ http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php?s=40&np=3&ri=&cond=%20regnumber=43%20or%20regnumber=45&sig=77c414d7d39974f44dd5dae83162a63a
  2. ^ a b "Tharkot". PeakVisor. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1985_files/AJ%201985%20100-104%20Jones%20Tharkot.pdf [bare URL PDF]