Mrigthuni ( hi, मृगथूनी) is a mountain of Kumaon Himalaya in

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. Mrigthuni standing majestically at 6855 meter 22,490 feet. Its joint 28th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand, India.

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is the highest mountain in this category. It is the 394th highest peak in the world. It is located at the southern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary. It is located just west of Devtoli 6788 meter and north west of

Trisul Trisul is a group of three Himalayas, Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaon division, Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula (weapon), Trishula, trid ...

7120 meter. on the northeast side lies the mighty

7816 meter and Devistan 6678 meter. on the southern side lies Tharkot 6099 meter.

Climbing history

On June 19, 1958, an Indian expedition led by

Gurdial Singh Gurdial Singh Rahi (''Gurdi'āl Sigh''; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale." He became known as a novelist when he p ...

made the first ascent of Mrigthuni 22,490 feet via the northeast face on the southern rim of the Nanda Devi basin in Garhwal. Gurdial Singh, Aamir Ali, Rajendra Vikram Singh, and two Garhwali HAP reached the summit. In 1964, an all women's team consisting of members from the Bharat Scouts and Guides was led by Joyce Dunsheath to the summit. On 28 September 1976 another Indian group from

Serampore Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampore ...

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, climbed Mrigthuni (22,490 feet). The team consist of Nitai Roy, Sisir Ghosh, Swapan Sikdar, Rajani Rakshit, Ranjit Rit, Yadav Singh and Sher Singh. In 1981 a Spanish expedition was led by Gonzalo Suárez reached the summit (6885 meters) on 11 September.

Glaciers and rivers

It is surrounded by Glaciers on both sides, the Trisul Glacier on the northern side and Dakshini Rishi Glacier on the eastern side. On the southern side lies Sundardunga Glacier. Trisul nala and

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, ...

met with the River Dhauli Ganga near Lata village and Dhauli Ganga met with

Alaknanda river 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 stream ...

at Vishnu Prayag. Alaknanda river is one of the main tributaries of Ganga.

Neighboring peaks

The neighboring peaks of Deoban: *

: *

: * Maiktoli: * Devistan: * Devtoli: * Tharkot:

References

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

Climbing history

Glaciers and rivers

Neighboring peaks

See also

References