Trisul

This article is about Himalayan peaks southwest of Nandadevi. For Tirsuli in the northeast, see Tirsuli. For other uses, see Trishul (disambiguation).
Trisul 1 and 2 as seen from Brahma Tal trek
Trisul on the way to Roopkund from Bedni Bugyal
Trisul 1 from Kausani

Trishul
Trishul from Bedini Bugyal
Highest point
Elevation7,120 m (23,360 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,616 m (5,302 ft)[3]
ListingUltra
Coordinates30°18′46″N 79°46′38″E / 30.31278°N 79.77722°E / 30.31278; 79.77722[1]
Geography
Trisul is located in India
Trisul
Trisul
India
LocationBageshwar, Uttarakhand, India
Parent rangeKumaun Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent12 June 1907 by Tom Longstaff, A. Brocherel, H. Brocherel, Karbir[4]
Easiest routeNortheast flank/north ridge: snow/glacier climb

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 group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) to have ever been climbed, in 1907.

Trishul seen from Junargali
Sunset on Trishul Peak, photographed from Ranikhet, India
Trisul Peak view from Ratanpur Kalan dist. Moradabad during lockdown on 10 May 2020 I.S.T 6.55 pm. Approx aerial distance of the peak is 216 km.
  1. ^ a b H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985, p. 137.
  2. ^ Some sources give 7,172 m (23,530 ft).
  3. ^ "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ^ Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks, ISBN 0-89886-238-8.