Rajrambha is the name of a
Himalayan mountain peak, situated in the
Pithoragarh district
Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. T ...
of
Uttarakhand
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state of
India
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. It means 'celestial nymph' (Apsara) in
Hindi
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. This peak is situated south of the
Kalabaland Glacier in eastern
Kumaun in the
Ralam valley. The summit of the peak is 6,537 m. The nearby peaks which form the north-south massif are
Suitilla 6,373 m,
Chaudhara 6,510 m, and
Ngalaphu 6,410 m.
Rajrambha forms a wall between Lasser Yankti and Ralam Valley. It can be approached through the
Uttari Balati glacier passing the
Balati plateau.
Dhakar or
Tidang is the
base camp
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from where one can climb the Rajrambha peak (6537m). Dhakar is near
Tawaghat in Pithoragarh district as the last motorable station on the way.
On the mountain peak, several alpine flowers can be found including, ''
Iris kumaonenis'', ''
Primula macrophylla'' and ''
lillium oxypetalum''.
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district