Bhaironghati

Bhaironghati is a small settlement at the juncture of the Jadh Ganga and Bhagirathi Rivers in the mountains of northern India. It is located in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state Uttarakhand.

Bhaironghati
City
Bhaironghati
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 31.0097°N 78.8793°E / 31.0097; 78.8793
CountryIndia
StateUttarakhand
DistrictUttarkashi
Elevation
2,806 m (9,206 ft)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Jadh Ganga
Ganges below Gangotri, near Bhaironghati

Set between the river banks, there is a rock called Jadh Ganga Gorge. This rock is located beneath a girder bridge of National Highway 108 (NH 108). The old ropes and moorings of the 1800s could be viewed here until the 1970s.[1]

References

  1. Bill Aitken (2003). Footloose in the Himalaya. India: Permanent Black/Oxford. p. 132. ISBN 8178240521.
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