Maiktoli | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,803 m (22,320 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 268 m (879 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 30°16′24″N 79°52′18″E / 30.27333°N 79.87167°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India |
Parent range | Kumaun Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | In 1934 Eric Shipton Ang Tharkay and Kusang Namgir. |
Maiktoli (Hindi: मैकटोली) is a mountain of Kumaun Himalayas located in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. It stands at 6,803 metres (22,320 ft). It is jointly the 32nd highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. Maiktoli is 479th highest peak in the world.[3] It is located at the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Maiktoli is located just south east of Devtoli (6,788 metres (22,270 ft)) and south east of Trisul (7,120 metres (23,360 ft)). On the north east side lies Nanda Devi (7,816 metres (25,643 ft)) and Panwali Dwar (6,663 metres (21,860 ft)). On the south west side lies Tharkot (6,099 metres (20,010 ft)).