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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}<br />
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| name =Tharkot<br />
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| elevation_m = 6099<br />
| elevation_ref =<ref>http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php?s=40&np=3&ri=&cond=%20regnumber=43%20or%20regnumber=45&sig=77c414d7d39974f44dd5dae83162a63a</ref><br />
| prominence_m = 671<br />
| prominence_ref =<ref name="Tharkot">{{cite web |title=Tharkot |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/tharkot.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=1 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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| range = [[Himalaya|Kumaun Himalaya]]<br />
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| location = [[Pithoragarh district|Pithoragarh]] [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| map = India Uttarakhand<br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|30|13|30|N|79|49|24|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| first_ascent = C.W.F.Noyce and G.Rawlinson climbed Tharkot in May-June 1944.<ref>https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1985_files/AJ%201985%20100-104%20Jones%20Tharkot.pdf</ref><br />
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'''Tharkot''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in Uttarakhand India. It is situated near the southern rim of [[Nanda Devi Sanctuary]]. The elevation of Tharkot is {{convert|6099|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|671|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 160th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 7.3&nbsp;km SSW of [[Mrigthuni]] {{convert|6855|m|ft|0}}. [[Devtoli]] {{convert|6788|m|ft|0}} lies 7.5&nbsp;km NNE and it is 10.8&nbsp;km SSE of [[Trisul I]] {{convert|7120|m|ft|0}}. It lies 7.2&nbsp;km SW of [[Maiktoli]] {{convert|6803|m|ft|0}}. <ref name="Tharkot"/><br />
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==Climbing history==<br />
In May-June 1944 Tharkot was first climbed by [[C.W.F.Noyce]] and [[G.Rawlinson]]. It first came to light when Shipton and Tilman came from the Nanda Devi Sanctuary by climbing down the Sunderdunga col to this valley. The first Indian ascent of Tharkot was by K. P. Sharma's team in 1963. In 1969 [[Harish Kapadia]] led a team from Bombay. They met with an avalanche due to that they have to abundant the summit bit.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kapadia |first1=Harish |title=THE SUNDER DUNGA-THARKOT (20,010 ft.) EXPEDITION, 1969 : Himalayan Journal vol.29/19 |website=www.himalayanclub.org |date=1969 |volume=29 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/29/19/the-sunder-dunga-tharkot-20010-ft-expedition-1969/ |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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In 1977 A Japanese team of 29 men and 4 women climbed Tharkot. They approach from the Mrigthuni Glacier make three camps. 24 climbers got to the summit from October 4 to 6.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India, Garhwal, Tharkot |website=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1970 |volume=17 |issue=1 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197860502 |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==<br />
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Tharkot:<br />
* [[Nanda Devi]]: {{Convert|7816|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|12|N|79|35|30|E}}<br />
* [[Nanda Ghunti]]: {{convert|6309|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|20|54|N|79|43|06|E}}<br />
* [[Trisul I]] {{convert|7120|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|18|36|N|79|46|12|E}}<br />
* [[Mrigthuni]] {{convert|6855|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|17|24|N|79|49|47|E}}<br />
* [[Devtoli]]: {{Convert|6788|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|17|09|N|79|51|12|E}}<br />
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==Glaciers and rivers==<br />
[[Bidalgwar Glacier]] on the west side of Tharkot and [[Mrigthuni Glacier]], [[Sukhram Glacier]], and [[Sundardunga Glacier]] on the eastern side, all the glacier flows from north to south. From the eastern side glaciers comes out Sundardunga river that joins [[Pindari River]] near Khati village. Pindari river later joins Alaknanda river at [[Karnaprayag]]. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi River]] the other main tributaries of river Ganga at [[Devprayag]] 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><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]</div>imported>Citation bot