Milam Glaci

• Milam Glacier is a major glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is located in the tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about 15 kms north-east of Nanda Devi.
• It ranges in elevation from about 5,500 metres to about 3,870 metres at its snout.
• It covers around 37 km2 and is 16 km long.
• This glacier was closed in 1962 and reopened in the year 1994.
• The suitable time to visit the glacier is from mid of March to May. Monsoons set in during the month June which herald the menace of landslides and roadblocks.
• Milam Glacier is situated on the south facing slope of the main Himalayan range.
• It originates from the eastern slope of Trishuli and the southern slope of its eastern subsidiary Kohli.
• The glacier is the source of the Gori-ganga River which is an important tributary of Kali river.