Gaumukh Tapovan
OSM hiking route Gangotri–Gaumukh–Tapovan, Uttarakhand (20.52 km line). Not the Gangotri–Khatling line 11234974 — related, not merged. Vertical figures from the Wave I-1 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown. Gangotri NP entry 150 persons per day.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
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Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 4,311 m minus low 3,045 m is 1,266 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.2 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
Difficult
- SAC T4
- Alpine hiking. Sometimes pathless; exposure and simple climbing terrain.
- YDS Class 3
- Class 3. Scrambling with increased exposure; a fall could be serious.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11247852 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-1 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-18). Water and season were not sourced. SAC is OSM-sourced alpine_hiking (T4, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-18) — the member-way tag, not an altitude bump. YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.
OSM 2D length is 20.52 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11247852, lastVerified 2026-09-18). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Related record: Khatling Glacier (/trails/khatling-glacier, relation 11234974 among others). Do not merge Gangotri–Gaumukh–Tapovan with the Gangotri–Khatling line.
typicalDays 2 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.
High 4,311 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-18), corroborated by Wikipedia 4,463 m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapovan, accessed 2026-09-18, CC BY-SA). Low 3,045 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 1,736 m / descent 942 m remain provisional DEM.
Gangotri National Park entry is required with a limit of 150 persons per day (Uttarakhand Tourism, https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/destination/gangotri, accessed 2026-09-18). Authority: Gangotri National Park. Confirm the live tariff. Season is unknown. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
- Permit
- Gangotri National Park entry (150 persons per day)
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Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- OSM line start (Gangotri) car-free: unknown
- OSM line end (Tapovan) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Trail visibility: intermediate (OSM, ODbL, relation 11247852, lastVerified 2026-09-18).
Questions
Do I need a permit for Gaumukh Tapovan?
A permit is required for Gaumukh Tapovan: Gangotri National Park entry (150 persons per day). Cost, booking, and issuer stay behind the login gate on this page.
How difficult is Gaumukh Tapovan?
Gaumukh Tapovan is graded OSM sac_scale: alpine_hiking · SAC T4 · YDS 3. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: intermediate (OSM, ODbL, relation 11247852, lastVerified 2026-09-18).
How long is Gaumukh Tapovan?
The length on this record is 20.52 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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Related links
- Tourism boardUttarakhand Tourism — Gangotriuttarakhandtourism.gov.in · 2026-09-18 · official