Nag Tibba
Nag Tibba | |
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Serpent's Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,022 m (9,915 ft) |
Coordinates | 30°35′11″N78°9′4″E/ 30.58639°N 78.15111°E |
Geography | |
Location | Jaunpur Range,Tehri Garhwal district,Uttarakhand,India |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Tehri Garhwal |
Nearest city | New Tehri |
Parent range | Garhwal Himalaya |
Nag Tibba( "Serpent's Peak" ), at an elevation of 3,022 metres (9,915 ft), is the highest peak in the Lesser Himalayan region of theGarhwal DivisionofUttarakhandstate inIndiaand of theBugyalsregion. It lends its name to the Nag Tibba Range, itself the next-northerly of the five folds of theHimalayas.It is situated 16 km (9.9 mi) away fromLandourcantonment, 57 kilometres (35 mi) fromMussoorieand 148 kilometres (92 mi) fromNew Tehriin theTehri Garhwaldistrict of Uttarakhand. The Nag Tibba Range is one of the three principal ranges of theLesser Himalayas,along with theDhauladharand thePir Panjal,which branch off from theGreat Himalayas.[1][2]
Importance[edit]
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 entireBandarpoonchranges 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.
References[edit]
- ^Nag TibbaBritannica.com.
- ^Outlook(2005).Trekking holidays in India: 85 treks + 50 trekking options-Outlook traveller getaways.India: Outlook Pub. p. 196.ISBN81-89449-00-1.