Munsiari

Munsiyari
Munsiari
Sub-division
Gori river flowing through Johar Valley.
Birthi Fall as seen from Thal-Munsiyari road
Nanda devi tample, munsiyari
Tribal Heritage Museum in Munsiari
Panchchuli Peaks, as viewed from Munsiyari
Clockwise from top: A view of the Gori river flowing through Johar Valley, Birthi Falls, as seen from Thal-Munsiyari road, Nanda Devi Temple, View of Panchchuli Peaks and Tribal Heritage Museum.
Munsiyari is located in Uttarakhand
Munsiyari
Munsiyari
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Munsiyari is located in India
Munsiyari
Munsiyari
Munsiyari (India)
Coordinates: 30°04′03″N 80°14′19″E / 30.067413°N 80.238562°E / 30.067413; 80.238562
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictPithoragarh
Elevation
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Kumaoni
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
262554
Vehicle registrationUK 05
Websiteuk.gov.in

Munsyari (Kumaoni: Munsyār) is the name of the sub-division headquarters, a conglomeration of revenue villages and it also refers to the entire region as Munsiyari Tehsil and Sub Division in the Pithoragarh District in the hill-state of Uttarakhand, India.

It is a hill station and lies at the base of the great Himalayan mountain range, at an elevation of about 2,200 m (7,200 ft)[1] and is a starting point of various treks into the interior of the range.

  1. ^ Garhwal-Himalaya-Ost, 1:150,000 scale topographic map, prepared in 1992 by Ernst Huber for the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, based on maps of the Survey of India,