Nanda Kot is a mountain peak of the Himalaya range located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies in the Kumaon Himalaya, just outside the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Nanda Devi itself. The name Nanda Kot literally means "Nanda's Fortress" and refers to the abode of one of the sacred forms of the Hindu Goddess Parvati who in legend has made her sanctuary amongst the ring of lofty mountains in the region.1965, a covert mission was launched by an Indo-American team to install a nuclear-powered surveillance device on the top of Nanda Devi mountain to monitor Chinese activity in Tibet. The device was lost in a storm; in 1967, a similar device was place just below the summit...
ย ย ย Read moreNanda kot is mountain peak of Himalaya range located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies in the Kumaun Himalaya just outside of the ring of the peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi sanctuary,15 km southeast of the Nanda Devi itself. The Nanda Kot littarly means"Nanda Fortress" and refers to the obode of one of the scared forms of hindu goodness Parvati who in legend has made her sanctuary amongst the ring of lofty mountains in the region. Elevation-6861m Prominence-1592m First ascent- 1936 by...
ย ย ย Read moreNanda Kot ( Kumaoni-เคจเคจเฅเคฆเคพ เคเฅเค) is a mountain peak of the Himalaya range located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies in the Kumaon Himalaya, just outside the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Nanda Devi itself. The name Nanda Kot literally means "Nanda's Fortress" and refers to the abode of one of the sacred forms of the Hindu Goddess Parvati who in legend has made her sanctuary amongst the ring of lofty mountains...
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