Panchchuli Glacier

30°10′20″N 80°26′20″E / 30.17222°N 80.43889°E / 30.17222; 80.43889

Panchchuli Glacier[1] is a Himalayan glacier, situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.

Geography

It is located in the easternmost part of Kumaun. It is in the west and east of five peaks of Panchchuli on the Johar Valley and Darma valley. Uttari Balati glacier is situated north to it. Panchachuli group of glaciers includes:

  • Meola
  • Sona
  • Uttari Balati
  • Dakshini Balati

The popular trek is through the Darma Valley to East Facing glacier. Pithoragarh-Dharchula-Tawaghat-Sobla-Dar-Sela-Bailing-Son-Duktu. The glacier is the source of the Yuli River.

See also

  • List of glaciers

References

  1. ^ "Panchachuli Glacier Trek". walkingthehimalayas.com. Walking The Himalayas. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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