Gaumukh, or Gomukh, is the source of the sacred Bhagirathi River and is one of Uttarakhand’s holiest regions. It is India’s second-largest glacier, located 18 kilometres from Gangotri. Devotees flock to it for its peacefulness and sacred mythological past. {{keyword}}
Gaumukh is only open from May to October, and the rest of the year it is closed. Gaumukh is made up of two words: Gau, which means cow, and Mukh, which means mouth. The Gangotri glacier’s terminus is shaped like a cow’s mouth, hence the name Gaumukh.
The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft (4,023 m) in the Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
Around the snout, nature presents a wild topography. There are boulders scattered here and there with some pieces of broken snow, along with the hard clayey snow of the glacier. {{keyword}}
The Gomukh snout is rapidly moving backwards. According to the modern research the snout has moved 1 km in just 70 years. {{keyword}}
Gaumukh Trek is a 46 km trek hiked over 6 days (8 days including the drive to and from the trek,) in the Greater Himalayas..
