Nag Tibba Explained

Nag Tibba
Other Name:Serpent's Peak
Elevation M:3022
Range:Garhwal Himalaya
Location:Jaunpur Range, Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India
Country:India
State:Uttarakhand
District:Tehri Garhwal
Settlement Type:Nearest city
Settlement:New Tehri
Map:India
Map Size:250
Label Position:right
Coordinates:30.5864°N 78.1511°W

Nag Tibba ("Serpent's Peak"), at an elevation of 3022m (9,915feet), is the highest peak in the Lesser Himalayan region of the Garhwal Division of Uttarakhand state in India and of the Bugyals region. It lends its name to the Nag Tibba Range, itself the next-northerly of the five folds of the Himalayas. It is situated 16km (10miles) away from Landour cantonment, 57km (35miles) from Mussoorie and 148km (92miles) from New Tehri in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. The Nag Tibba Range is one of the three principal ranges of the Lesser Himalayas, along with the Dhauladhar and the Pir Panjal, which branch off from the Great Himalayas.[1] [2]

Importance

The mountain 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. Together, "Nag Tibba" means the place or abode of the Snake God. It has a temple on the top, from which one can see the entire Bandarpoonch ranges of the Great Indian Himalayas towards the Yumnotri side. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/401518/Nag-Tibba Nag Tibba
  2. Book: Outlook . Trekking holidays in India: 85 treks + 50 trekking options-Outlook traveller getaways . Outlook (Indian magazine) . 2005 . Outlook Pub. . India. 81-89449-00-1 . 196 .