Devtoli (Hindi: देवटोली) is a mountain of

Kumaon Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: * Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII See also ...

Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

located in the

Bageshwar Bageshwar ( Kumaoni: ''Bāgshyār'') is a town and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 332 km from the State Capital ...

district of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

,India. It stands at . It is 36th highest located entirely within Uttarakhand.

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). It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was consid ...

is the highest mountain in this category. It is located at the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Devtoli is located just north west of

Maiktoli Maiktoli (Hindi: मैकटोली) is a mountain of Kumaun Himalayas located in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. It stands at . It is jointly the 32nd highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India. Nanda Devi is ...

() and east of

Mrigthuni Mrigthuni ( hi, मृगथूनी) 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 hig ...

(). On the north east side lies

() and Panwali Dwar () on the east side. Tharkot on the southern side.

Climbing history

In 1974 A six-member team led by Harish Kapadia "The Mountaineers" from Mumbai achieved the first ascent in their name. on 13 June

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 been awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, the Life Time Achievement Award fo ...

and Mahesh Desai Reached the summit at 1 p.m. while returning Harish Kapadia met with an accident and had rescued by Indian Army helicopter. In 1979 A Japanese expedition led by Fujiro Konno, climbed Devtoli.

Glaciers and rivers

It is surrounded by glaciers with Dakshini Rishi Glacier on the northern side and Sundardunga Glacier on the southern side. Pindari River emerges from southern side of Devtoli while on the northern side is

Rishi Ganga Rishiganga is a river in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It springs from the Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier on the Nanda Devi mountain. It is also fed from the Dakshini Nanda Devi Glacier. Continuing through the Nanda Devi National Park, ...

. Rishi Ganga met with Dhauliganga near lata. Later Dhauli ganga met with

Alaknanda 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 the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source ...

at Vishnu Pryag. Pindari river also met with Alaknanda at Karan Pryag. Alaknanda river is one of the main tributaries of

Ganga The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

Neighboring peaks

neighboring peaks of Maiktoli: *

: *

Trisul 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 grou ...

: * Devistan: *

: *

Tharkot Tharkot is a mountain of the Kumaon division, Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated near the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The elevation of Tharkot is and its prominence is . It is joint 160th highest located entirely wit ...

References

{{reflist Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas Geography of Chamoli district