Dudhatoli

Dudhatoli is a middle Himalayan mountain range/forest running approximately 25 km in a north–south direction, starting near Thalisain tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, with Gairsain in Chamoli district being its western limit and Syoli-Khand region in Pauri its northernmost spur.

Dudhatoli Range
View of Brahma-dhungi (The giant rock at the centre of the image) in the southern flank of Dudhatoli mountains with the great Himalayas in the background; as seen from Peethsain in Pauri Garhwal
Highest point
PeakMusa Ka Kotha
Elevation3,114 m (10,217 ft)
Parent peakDudhatoli Danda
Coordinates30°03′56″N 79°11′13″E
Dimensions
Length25 km (16 mi)
Width20 km (12 mi)
Naming
Etymologyfrom "Doodh ki Tauli" in Garhwali ("Cauldron of Milk" in English)
Native nameदुधतोलि डांडा (Garhwali)
Geography
Country India
StateUttarakhand
RegionPauri Garhwal , Chamoli Garhwal
RiversNayaar (East), Nayaar (West), Ramganga (West), Aata Gaad, Bino and Dhaijyuli Gaad
SettlementsThalisain and Gairsain
Geology
Type of rockFold mountains from Plate tectonics

Some off-shoots of the parent mountain range go as far North as Nauti-Chhatoli-Nandasain in Chamoli, Paithani (Pauri Garhwal) in the West and Mehalchauri/Milchori (Chamoli) in South-East. Musa-ka-kotha, the highest peak in Dudhatoli range, is higher than Nag Tibba (often wrongly quoted as the highest peak in the Shivaliks) by almost hundred metres. The core area of Dudhatoli mountains, known as Dudhatoli Danda has an average elevation of 2900 to 3000 metres (9500 to 10000 feet).

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