Gaumukh Glacier

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India /Uttarakhand /Uttarkashi /Gangotri

Sight Address : Gaumukh glacier It is almost 18 kilometers from Gangotri. Edit

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Gaumukh glacier It is almost 18 kilometers from Gangotri town and is located at an altitude of 3,892mts above sea level. This glacier is the origin of Bhagirathi River and considered as the second largest glacier of India. Before, Ganges meets with Alaknanda at Devprayag, it is known as Bhagirathi River. It looks like the cow’s face and Gaumukh usually stands for ‘Gau’ means ‘cow’ and ‘mukh’ means ‘face’. The total length of the glacier is approximately 30 km and it is around 3 to 4km in width.

Gaumukh Glacier

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Best Season to VisitEdit

April-June, September-November

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 hours

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Himalaya Restaurant ; Gangotri, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand 249135 ; Ph/M – N.A ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxies are easily available.

BUS : Gangotri is well connected by state owned bus services. Many buses are available from Gangotri to Uttarakashi (97 km), Yamunotri (232 km), Mussoorie (250 km) and Tehri (167 km). Private deluxe buses charge about Rs 3 per kilometer while state buses charge less than Re 1 per kilometer.

Train : Rishikesh is the nearest railway station, which is about 250 km away. The station is well connected to many major cities in India. The taxi charge between Rishikesh and Gangotri is about Rs 4,500 for a round trip.

Air : Nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, which is a domestic airport located at about 260 km away from city center. Taxi cabs are available from airport to Gangotri city, which cost about Rs 4000.

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