Trimukhi Parbat


Trimukhi Parbat is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Trimukhi Parbat is and its prominence is. It is 99th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 2.8 km NE of Sri Kailash its nearest higher neighbor and 1.9 km south of Trimukhi East. It lies 7.9 km North of Pilapani Parbat. It is located 8.3 km NE of Yogeshwar and 16.4 km east lies Tara.

Climbing history

An Indian Army team, led by Major Bhajan Singh Bisht, climbed Trimukhi Parbat on June 27, 1994. this was the first ascent of this peak. They approached through the Jadhganga valley via Bhairon Ghati. Before that they climbed Nandi, and then East Trimukhi Parbat. These were second ascents of these peaks since they had been climbed by Harish Kapadia and Monish Devjani in 1990. The peak was climbed by Bisht, Lance Naiks Arjun Dev, Hardiyal Singh, Har Mohan Singh and Mohinder Singh and Havildar Atma Singh. A team comprising Harish Kapadia Monesh Devjani and supported by Pasang Bodh and Yograj Buruwa of Manali. venture in this area in May 1990 after J. B. Auden visited the area in 1939. They climbed P 5794 and Trimukhi East but realized that Trimukhi Parbat is difficult for there small party.

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Trimukhi Parbat:
On the Eastern side, Trimukhi Glacier on the western side and Lambigad Glacier both this glacier drains down to Jadh Ganga which also met Bhagirathi river near Bharionghati. Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda River the other main tributaries of river Ganga at Dev Prayag and called Ganga there after.