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{{Infobox mountain<br />
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| map_caption = Location in northern India<br />
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| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| range = [[Himalayas|Garhwal Himalaya]]<br />
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'''Nag Tibba''' ('Serpent's Peak'), {{convert|3022|m|ft|0}}, is the highest peak in the lesser himalayan region of Uttarakhand state (Garhwal Division) and a region of [[Bugyal|Bugyals]] (High Altitude Meadows) .It lends its name to the 'Nag Tibba Range', itself the next-northerly of the five folds of the [[Himalaya]]. It is situated {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Landour]] cantonment, and around 57&nbsp;km from [[Mussoorie]] in [[Tehri Garhwal]] region of [[Uttarakhand]]. The 'Nag Tibba Range' is amongst three principal ranges of the [[Lesser Himalaya]]s, which includes the [[Dhauladhar]], and the [[Pir Panjal range|Pir Panjal]], which branched off from the [[Great Himalayas]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/401518/Nag-Tibba Nag Tibba] [[Encyclopædia Britannica Online|Britannica.com]].</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Trekking holidays in India: 85 treks + 50 trekking options-Outlook traveller getaways |last=Outlook |author-link=Outlook (Indian magazine) |year=2005 |publisher=Outlook Pub. |location= India|isbn=81-89449-00-1 |page=196 }}</ref><br />
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== Importance ==<br />
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It is believed to be the abode of 'Nag Devta' or God of Snakes, from which it borrows the first part of its name; 'Tibba' is a local word for hill or peak. Local villagers come here to offer their prayers to Nag Devta for the protection of their cattle. This place is at an elevation of 3048 meters. Nag Tibba is the highest peak in the lower Himalayan range of Uttarakhand.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
Nagtibba means the place or abode of the Snake God. It has a temple on the top, and a little over, one can see the entire Bandarpoonch ranges of Great Indian Himalayas towards the Yumnotri side.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/wosa/bng/1998/may/5nagt.htm Nag Tibba: Where records are broken]<br />
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