Kalabaland Glacier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. (March 2007)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

Kalabaland Glacier of Himalaya is situated in the eastern Kumaun of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India. Kalabaland is situated to the north of the Milam valley and to the west of the Darma valley. This glacier is aligned at northwest to southeast direction and lies above the Yankcharand Sankalp glaciers. This glacier is rare in the fact that it joins Yankchar glacier to form Sankalp glacier. It is a massive mixed glacial system of Kalabaland-Burfu Kalganga glacier. The length of the glacier is 15 km. A number of peaks completely covers Kalabaland glacier are Bamba Dhura 6,334 m, Chiring We 6,559 m, Suli Top 6,300 m, Trigal 5,983 m, Burphu Dhura 6,144 m, Suitilla 6,373 m and Kalabaland Dhura 6,105 m. Kalabaland Glacier is nestled by the horseshoe-shaped Himalayan massif separating Goriganga and Lassar Yankti valley and lies to a little east of the Milam Glacier. Ralam gad river originates from glaciers of Kalabaland, Yangchar and Sankalp. Ralam gad merges with Goriganga river. The trek to the glacier is through : Munsiyari–Lilum–Pilthi–Sapodair–Ralam–Sankalpa Glacier–Kalabaland Glacier.