Uttarkashi is a town in Uttarakhand, India. It the district headquarters of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is located on the banks of river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 1352 m above sea level. Uttarkashi is home to a number of ashrams and temples and also the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. There are many small and big rivers in uttarkashi district. yamuna and ganga are biggest among them, their origin is yamunotri and Gangotri (Gomukh) respectively. Asi ganga , jad ganga are some of the tributeries of ganga.
In 1991 Uttarkashi was hit by an earthquake which occurred on 20 October. The earthquake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale, killed over a thousand people, and caused extensive damage to property. BUt now Uttarkashi has come over that tragedy and again looking beautiful and busy.
Places to see:
- Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
- Kandar Devta Mandir
- Joshimath (Badrinath)
- Vishwanath Temple
- ganga kinare (bank of river ganaga)
- Ujeli (constellation of sages)
- Tiloth Dam
- Maneri Bhali Dam
Road map:
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