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Nanda Raj Jat originates from a Temple in Nauti Village and passes through Pindar
valley upto Roop Kund.
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Chamoli
District shares its borders
with Bageshwar,
Rudraprayag and Tehri districts
besides International border with China. It
is play ground of river Alakhnanda and it's tributaries.
Badrinath Dham and Adi Badri,
Bridha Badri and Vavishya Badri; Karanprayag, Nandprayag and
Visnhuprayag are located in the district. Roop Kund, Auli, Bedini
Bugyal
and Nandadevi
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Chamoli town is a small
Helmut on the bank of Alakhnanda. The district headquarters is situated at
Gopeshwar a newly developed township 10 Km away. Alternative
Kedarnath route via
Ukhimath meets here. 8 Km ahead, Birahi on the confluence of
Birahi Ganga and Alakhnanda is famous for trout fishes.
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Height |
1069 Mt |
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STD Code |
01373 |
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Badrinath |
96
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Kedarnath |
147 Km |
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Rishikesh |
202
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Places of Interest |
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Place |
Km |
Mt |
Attractions |
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Gopeshwar |
10 |
1308 |
Headquarters
of Chamoli district. An
ancient massive temple of Shiva with
a large Trident having
old inscriptions. Journey to Kedarnath via
Ukhimath can be undertaken from
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Karanprayag |
53 |
790 |
Situated at confluence of
Alakhnanda and Pinder rivers. It is said that Karna pleased
Sun and got the impregnable shield here. Temple of
Uma Devi is also situated. Nanda Raj
Yatra also originates from a nearby Nauti village. Adibadri temple
complex is situated nearby. |
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Gwaldam |
70 |
1830 |
On the border of
Bageshwar and Chamoli and situated between dense forest of Deodar and Oak,
presents a closer and exotic view of Trisul and other
Peaks. |
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Gaucher
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790 |
Large area of flat land
very unusual in the hills. It is being used as Air Strip. Pt Nehru
landed here in 1938.
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Joshimath/Auli
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1890 |
Jyotirmath
or Joshimath is among one of the four Maths
founded by Adi Guru
Shankaracharya. The beautiful skiing slopes of Auli are situated 7 Kms away which is also linked by Ropeway. Auli is considered the best skiing slope in Asia. Garhwal Mandal Vikash Nigam Ltd runs skiing courses here. Presents panaromic view of Nanda Devi Hathipavat, Neelkanth, Comet and other peaks. |
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