Nanda Devi Massif
India /
Uttaranchal /
Joshimath /
World
/ India
/ Uttaranchal
/ Joshimath
World / India / Uttaranchal / Pithoragarh
massif
Add category
Nanda Devi is the second tallest mountain in India(excluding Pakistan administered Kashmir), the tallest wholly in India(Kanchenjunga is partially in Nepal), and 23rd in the world. Its name means bliss-giving Goddess. The peak is regarded as the Patron Goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalayas, and is sitated in Uttaranchal state.
The mountain actually contains two peaks with the west one at 7816m, and the lower east one at 7434m. Nanda Devi stands guarded by a barrier ring of the high mountains in the Garwhal Himalayas, 12 of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height, further elevating its sacred status as the daughter of the Himalaya in local myth and folklore
The peak is srrounded by the NandaDevi Sanctuary which along with the peak is kept closed for general public(except intermittent army patrolling), in order to prevent damage to the area by human actiivty
In first week of Oct 2007, a 25 strong party of Indian Army mountaineers, in their attempt to scale the peak were caught in a snow storm with 5 of them including the lead Maj Shyamal Sinha, going missing to never be found again.
www.indiamike.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/19361/p...
www.summitpost.org/nanda-devi/151914
The mountain actually contains two peaks with the west one at 7816m, and the lower east one at 7434m. Nanda Devi stands guarded by a barrier ring of the high mountains in the Garwhal Himalayas, 12 of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height, further elevating its sacred status as the daughter of the Himalaya in local myth and folklore
The peak is srrounded by the NandaDevi Sanctuary which along with the peak is kept closed for general public(except intermittent army patrolling), in order to prevent damage to the area by human actiivty
In first week of Oct 2007, a 25 strong party of Indian Army mountaineers, in their attempt to scale the peak were caught in a snow storm with 5 of them including the lead Maj Shyamal Sinha, going missing to never be found again.
www.indiamike.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/19361/p...
www.summitpost.org/nanda-devi/151914
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Devi
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°22'15"N 79°58'43"E
- Mountains Riyadh Riyan 3778 km
- Vrancea Mountains 4895 km
- Nemira Mountains 4912 km
- Călimani Mountains 5029 km
- Rodna Mountains 5055 km
- Gutâi 5137 km
- Khibiny Mountains 5155 km
- Ennedi Massif 6115 km
- Swabian Jura 6214 km
- Cordillera Vilcanota 16560 km
- Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier 4.2 km
- Pachhu Glacier 8.1 km
- Pindari Glacier 8.9 km
- Dakshini Rishi Glacier 9 km
- Uttari Rishi Glacier 12 km
- Nanda Devi National Park 12 km
- Shalang Glacier 16 km
- Trisul Galcier 16 km
- Milam Valley 18 km
- Sunderdunga glacier 19 km