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| Type: | Mountain glacier | ||||
| Location: | Kumaon Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India | ||||
| Map: | India Uttarakhand#India | ||||
| Label Position: | right | ||||
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Sona Glacier is the Himalayan glacier situated in the eastern part of Uttarakhand in the Pithoragarh district of India.[1]
Sona Glacier is located at the base of five peaks of Panchachuli in the Lassar Yankti - Darma valley. With Meola Glacier it forms the famous Panchchuli Glacier as mixed glacial system. One can reach here as glacial trek through Tawaghat-Bailing-Son—Duktu. Sona glacier and Meola glacier serves the route to climb Panchchuli peaks from east facing direction.[2] Sona glacier is situated north to Meola Glacier. It is situated just below peaks Nagalaphu (6,410 m) and Panchachuli-1 (6,355 m). It is divided into Upper and Lower. The direction of the glacier is south west to north east. It is located on the East to Panchachuli massif.