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	==Climbing history==		==Climbing history==
	In 1968 N.D.A. Khadakvasla venture in to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Kumaon Himalaya. Led by Ft. Lt. V.P. Singh. They climbed three different peaks in the [[Rhamani Glacier]]. One of them is Rishi Kot climbed by the third party led by Lt. Mohindra the other members in the team are Nanda, Bhasin, Randhawa, Roy, Sherpa Instructor Pasang Temba, Sherpa Mingma Wangdi and four porters they summits on June 14. The three peaks were named Dl, D2 and D3 by the expedition team D3 is already marked on the Survey of India Sheet 53 as Rishi Kot.<ref name="R kot">{{cite journal \|title=N.D.A. EXPEDITION TO THE KUMAON HIMALAYAS, 1968 : Himalayan Journal vol.28/16 \|website=www.himalayanclub.org \|date=1968 \|volume=28 \|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/28/16/n-d-a-expedition-to-the-kumaon-himalayas-1968/ \|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>11		In 1968 N.D.A. Khadakvasla venture in to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Kumaon Himalaya. Led by Ft. Lt. V.P. Singh. They climbed three different peaks in the [[Rhamani Glacier]]. One of them is Rishi Kot climbed by the third party led by Lt. Mohindra the other members in the team are Nanda, Bhasin, Randhawa, Roy, Sherpa Instructor Pasang Temba, Sherpa Mingma Wangdi and four porters they summits on June 14. The three peaks were named Dl, D2 and D3 by the expedition team D3 is already marked on the Survey of India Sheet 53 as Rishi Kot.<ref name="R kot">{{cite journal \|title=N.D.A. EXPEDITION TO THE KUMAON HIMALAYAS, 1968 : Himalayan Journal vol.28/16 \|website=www.himalayanclub.org \|date=1968 \|volume=28 \|url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/28/16/n-d-a-expedition-to-the-kumaon-himalayas-1968/ \|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> 11

	A Polish team climbed northwest face of Rishi Kot, on September 9, 1979. Tadeusz Karolczak and Ryszard Pawlowski made the first ascent of northwest face of the ice-covered Rishi Kot (6236 meters, 20,460 feet). A technically difficult and steep, 5000 ft high wall. The alpine-style climb took them 16 hours to reach the summit, reaching ten P.M. The pair spent the night on the summit. Descending the next morning to Base Camp. [[Chris Bonington]] and [[Dougal Haston]] during their 1974 Changabang expedition attempted the impressive ice-face on the W side had nearly climbed but retreated several hundred meters below the summit. In 1978 the Brown University expedition also unsuccessfully attempted this face.<ref name="R.kot">{{cite journal \|title=AAC Publications - Asia, India–Garhwal, Rishi Kot, Northwest Face, 1976 \|website=publications.americanalpineclub.org \|date=1981 \|volume=23 \|issue=55 \|url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198127403 \|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%20154-159%20Scott%20Changabang.pdf</ref>		A Polish team climbed northwest face of Rishi Kot, on September 9, 1979. Tadeusz Karolczak and Ryszard Pawlowski made the first ascent of northwest face of the ice-covered Rishi Kot (6236 meters, 20,460 feet). A technically difficult and steep, 5000 ft high wall. The alpine-style climb took them 16 hours to reach the summit, reaching ten P.M. The pair spent the night on the summit. Descending the next morning to Base Camp. [[Chris Bonington]] and [[Dougal Haston]] during their 1974 Changabang expedition attempted the impressive ice-face on the W side had nearly climbed but retreated several hundred meters below the summit. In 1978 the Brown University expedition also unsuccessfully attempted this face.<ref name="R.kot">{{cite journal \|title=AAC Publications - Asia, India–Garhwal, Rishi Kot, Northwest Face, 1976 \|website=publications.americanalpineclub.org \|date=1981 \|volume=23 \|issue=55 \|url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198127403 \|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%20154-159%20Scott%20Changabang.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

	==Glaciers and rivers==		==Glaciers and rivers==
	[[Ramani Glacier]] on the northern side and [[Rishikot Glacier]] and [[Changabang Glacier]] on the eastern side. All these glacier drains into [[Rishi Ganga]]. Rishi Ganga meets with [[Dhauli Ganga]] near Rini.<ref>https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7833070518</ref> Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnu Pryag. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi River]] the other main tributaries of river Ganga at [[Dev Pryag]] and became Ganga there after.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms \|accessdate=22 May 2020 \|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>		[[Ramani Glacier]] on the northern side and [[Rishikot Glacier]] and [[Changabang Glacier]] on the eastern side. All these glacier drains into [[Rishi Ganga]]. Rishi Ganga meets with [[Dhauli Ganga]] near Rini.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7833070518 \|title=Node: ‪Reni‬ (7833070518) \|publisher=OpenStreetMap \|date=2021-02-08 \|accessdate=2022-05-05}}</ref> Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnu Pryag. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi River]] the other main tributaries of river Ganga at [[Dev Pryag]] and became Ganga there after.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms \|accessdate=22 May 2020 \|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

	==Neighboring peaks==		==Neighboring peaks==

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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
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| elevation_m = 6236
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| prominence_m = 436
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| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
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| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
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'''Rishi Kot''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. Rishi Kot means “the Rishis’ fortress”.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - The Goddess Nanda and Place Names of the Nanda Devi Region |website=publications.americanalpineclub.org |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197702400/The-Goddess-Nanda-and-Place-Names-of-the-Nanda-Devi-Region |accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> The elevation of Rishi Kot is {{convert|6236|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|436|m|ft|0}}. It is 134th joint highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 5.7 km SW of [[Changabang]] {{convert|6864|m|ft|0}} its nearest higher neighbor and 7.1 km south of [[Dunagiri]] {{convert|7066|m|ft|0}}. [[Bethartoli]] {{convert|6393|m|ft|0}} lies 13.4 km SW and 11.7 km SSE lies [[Nanda Devi]] {{convert|7816|m|ft|0}}.

==Climbing history==
In 1968 N.D.A. Khadakvasla venture in to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Kumaon Himalaya. Led by Ft. Lt. V.P. Singh. They climbed three different peaks in the [[Rhamani Glacier]]. One of them is Rishi Kot climbed by the third party led by Lt. Mohindra the other members in the team are Nanda, Bhasin, Randhawa, Roy, Sherpa Instructor Pasang Temba, Sherpa Mingma Wangdi and four porters they summits on June 14. The three peaks were named Dl, D2 and D3 by the expedition team D3 is already marked on the Survey of India Sheet 53 as Rishi Kot.<ref name="R kot">{{cite journal |title=N.D.A. EXPEDITION TO THE KUMAON HIMALAYAS, 1968 : Himalayan Journal vol.28/16 |website=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1968 |volume=28 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/28/16/n-d-a-expedition-to-the-kumaon-himalayas-1968/ |accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>11

A Polish team climbed northwest face of Rishi Kot, on September 9, 1979. Tadeusz Karolczak and Ryszard Pawlowski made the first ascent of northwest face of the ice-covered Rishi Kot (6236 meters, 20,460 feet). A technically difficult and steep, 5000 ft high wall. The alpine-style climb took them 16 hours to reach the summit, reaching ten P.M. The pair spent the night on the summit. Descending the next morning to Base Camp. [[Chris Bonington]] and [[Dougal Haston]] during their 1974 Changabang expedition attempted the impressive ice-face on the W side had nearly climbed but retreated several hundred meters below the summit. In 1978 the Brown University expedition also unsuccessfully attempted this face.<ref name="R.kot">{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India–Garhwal, Rishi Kot, Northwest Face, 1976 |website=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1981 |volume=23 |issue=55 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198127403 |accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%20154-159%20Scott%20Changabang.pdf</ref>

==Glaciers and rivers==
[[Ramani Glacier]] on the northern side and [[Rishikot Glacier]] and [[Changabang Glacier]] on the eastern side. All these glacier drains into [[Rishi Ganga]]. Rishi Ganga meets with [[Dhauli Ganga]] near Rini.<ref>https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7833070518</ref> Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnu Pryag. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi River]] the other main tributaries of river Ganga at [[Dev Pryag]] and became Ganga there after.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |accessdate=22 May 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Neighboring peaks==
Neighboring peaks of Maiktoli:
* [[Nanda Devi]]: {{Convert|7816|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|12|N|79|35|30|E}}
* [[Trisul]]: {{Convert|7120|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|18|36|N|79|46|12|E}}
* [[Changabang]]: {{Convert|6864|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|30|00|N|79|55|37|E}}
* [[Devistan I]]: {{Convert|6678|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|20|24|N|79|52|48|E}}
* [[Devtoli]]: {{Convert|6788|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|17|09|N|79|51|12|E}}
* [[Maiktoli]]: {{Convert|6803|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|16|24|N|79|52|18|E}}

==See also==

* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]