Lohar Deo | |
Elevation M: | 6245 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 222 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Garhwal Himalaya |
Location: | Uttarakhand, India |
Map: | India Uttarakhand |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 30.4431°N 80.1228°W |
Lohar Deo is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated in the eastern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary on the watershed of Milam Glacier and Nanda Devi basin. The elevation of Lohar Deo is 6245m (20,489feet) and its prominence is 222m (728feet). It is joint 133rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. Lohar Deo situated between Sakram in the south west and Bamchu on the north west. It lies 1.2 km NNE of Sakram 6254m (20,518feet). Its nearest higher neighbor Deo Damla 6620m (21,720feet) lies 2.6 km NW . Bamchu 6303m (20,679feet) lies 1.8 km NW and it is 9.9 km NE of Nanda Devi 7816m (25,643feet). It lies 11.6 km SE of Kalanka 6931m (22,740feet).[2] [1]
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Lohar Deo:
It stands between two glacier Bamchu Glacier and Sakram Glacier on the western side. Both the glacier flows down from west to east and joins Milam Glacier. Further down south east from the snout of Milam glacier emerges Goriganga River that later joins the Kali River at Jauljibi. On the western side Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier flows down north and joins Uttari Rishi Glacier from the snout of Uttari Rishi Glacier emerges Rish Ganga. Rishi Ganga met with Dhauliganga River near Rini. Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag. 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.[3]