Trisul
| Trishul | |
|---|---|
Trishul from Bedini Bugyal | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,120 m (23,360 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,616 m (5,302 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 30°18′46″N 79°46′38″E / 30.31278°N 79.77722°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Kumaun Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 12 June 1907 by Tom Longstaff, A. Brocherel, H. Brocherel, Karbir |
| Easiest route | Northeast flank/north ridge: snow/glacier climb |
Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) to have ever been climbed, in 1907.