Kumaon, like neighbouring Garhwal, is
located right on the main axis of the Great Himalayan range. From the
eastern ramparts of Nanda Devi, 25,645 feet, on through Nanda Kot and the
Panchchuli group, both in the range of twenty two thousands feet, finally
meeting up with the Nepalese Api group along the gorge of the Mahakali, the
Great Himalaya rises in a gentle sweep from the plains of Uttar Pradesh.
Kumaon is the land of the Mahakali and it's major right bank tributaries,
the Goriganga, the Dhauliganga and the Ramganga. Like the other major source
rivers of the Ganga, the Mahakali too, originates north of the Great
Himalayan crest zone and forces a passage through the main range, to merge
with the Ganga in the distant plains.
Kumaon comprises the six north-eastern Himalayan districts of Almora,
Bageshwar Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar. To the
east and the north the region shares its international boundary with Nepal
and Tibet. Nature has been at its bountiful in blessing Kumaon with
excellent tourist destinations and picturesque splendour.
Kumaon, the other part of Uttaranchal is a land of fairs and festivals,
legends and mythology, snow piled mountains and glaciers, valleys and
glades, verdant forests and alpine meadows, lakes and rushing streams,
abundant birds and animals, colourful butterflies and flowers, all combine
to make a sum of delight rare to find elsewhere. Travel to Uttaranchal and
take a glimpse of its abundant natural beauty.
