Mangraon

Mangraon is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the eastern rim of Nanda Devi Sanctuary on the watershed of Milam Glacier and Nanda Devi basin. The elevation of Mangraon is Template:Convert and its prominence is Template:Convert. It is joint 71st highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 1.8 km SSE of Deo Damla Template:Convert its nearest higher neighbor. Rishi Pahar Template:Convert lies 6.5 km North and it is 11.8 km NNE of Nanda Devi Template:Convert. It lies 9.5 km north of Lhatu Dhura Template:Convert.

Neighboring and subsidiary peaks

Neighboring or subsidiary peaks of Mangraon:

• Nanda Devi: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Rishi Pahar: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Lohar Deo: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Lhatu Dhura: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Rishi Kot: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Changabang: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Kalanka: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Saf Minal: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord
• Bamchu: Template:ConvertTemplate:Coord

Glaciers and rivers

It stands at the head of the western side of Mangraon Glacier. The glacier flows from west to east and joins Milam Glacier. Further down south east from the snout of Milam glacier emerges Goriganga River that later joins the Kali River at Jauljibi. On the western side Uttari Rishi Glacier joins Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier and drains into 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.

See also

• List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand