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{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Lhatu Dhura
| other_name =
| photo =
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| elevation_m = 6392
| elevation_ref = <ref name="L Dhura">http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen2c_2.php?s=20&np=2&ri=&cond=%20regnumber=44&sig=04e057e36d7f6c9e4d55b2d8e0ed32b8</ref>
| prominence_m = 229
| prominence_ref =<ref name="Lhatu Dhura">{{cite web |title=Lhatu Dhura |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/lhatu-dhura.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=29 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| listing =
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]
| range_coordinates =
| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| map = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| map_size = 260
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|30|23|29|N|80|01|49|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
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'''Lhatu Dhura''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. It is situated in the eastern rim of the [[Nanda Devi Sanctuary]], on the watershed of the [[Milam Glacier]] and the Nanda Devi basin. The elevation of Lhatu Dhura is {{convert|6392|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|229|m|ft|0}}. It is joint 103rd highest mountain located entirely within Uttrakhand ([[Nanda Devi]] is the highest mountain). It lies 4.6 km south of [[Sakram]] {{convert|6254|m|ft|0}}. Its nearest higher neighbor [[Nanda Devi East]] ({{convert|7401|m|ft|0}}) lies 4.5 km to the south west, and [[Deo Damla]] ({{convert|6620|m|ft|0}}) lies 7.7 km to the north; it is 6.1 km east-north-east of [[Nanda Devi]] ({{convert|7816|m|ft|0}}), and 9.5 km south of [[Mangraon]] ({{convert|6387|m|ft|0}}).<ref name="L Dhura"/><ref name="Lhatu Dhura"/>

==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==
Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Lhatu Dhura:
* [[Nanda Devi]]: {{Convert|7816|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|55|12|N|79|35|30|E}}
* [[Rishi Pahar]]: {{convert|6992|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|31|48|N|79|59|24|E}}
* [[Lohar Deo]]: {{Convert|6245|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|26|35|N|80|07|22|E}}
* [[Sakram]] {{convert|6254|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|25|58|N|80|02|03|E}}
* [[Rishi Kot]]: {{Convert|6236|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|27|25|N|79|53|33|E}}
* [[Changabang]]: {{Convert|6864|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|30|00|N|79|55|37|E}}
* [[Kalanka]]: {{Convert|6931|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|30|12|N|79|56|30|E}}
* [[Saf Minal]]: {{Convert|6911|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{coord|30|31|43|N|79|58|01|E}}

==Glaciers and rivers==
Lhatu Dhura stands at the head of the western side of [[Timphu Glacier]] and between Timphu glacier and [[Pachhu Glacier]]. Both the glacier flows down from west to east and the streams emerges from these glacier Timphu Gad and Pachhu Gad joins [[Goriganga River]]. [[Goriganga River]] emerges from the snout of [[Milam glacier]] that later joins the [[Sharda River|Kali River]] at [[Jauljibi]]. On the western side [[Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier]] flows down north and joins [[Uttari Rishi Glacier]] from the snout of Uttari Rishi Glacier emerges [[Rish Ganga]]. [[Rishi Ganga]] met with [[Dhauliganga River]] near Rini. Later Dhauli ganga met with Alaknanda at [[Vishnuprayag]]. [[Alaknanda River]] is one of the main tributaries of river [[Ganga]] that later joins [[Bhagirathi River]] the other main tributaries of river Ganga at [[Devprayag]] and became Ganga there after.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devprayag {{!}} Times of India Travel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/devprayag/devprayag/amp_poishow/48770387.cms |accessdate=22 May 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]

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>Schmarrnintelligenz at 13:32, 9 February 2021