Dudhatoli is a middle Himalayan mountain range/forest running approximately 25 km in a north–south direction, starting near Thalisain tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, with Gairsain in Chamoli district being its western limit and Syoli-Khand region in Pauri its northernmost spur.[1][2]
Dudhatoli Range

View of Brahma-dhungi (The giant rock at the centre of the image) in the southern flank of Dudhatoli mountains with the great Himalayas in the background; as seen from Peethsain in Pauri Garhwal

Highest pointPeakMusa Ka KothaElevation3,114 m (10,217 ft)Parent peakDudhatoli DandaCoordinates30°03′56″N 79°11′13″EDimensionsLength25 km (16 mi)Width20 km (12 mi)NamingEtymologyfrom "Doodh ki Tauli" in Garhwali ("Cauldron of Milk" in English)Native nameGarhwali: दुधतोलि डांडाGeographyCountry IndiaStateUttarakhandRegionPauri Garhwal , Chamoli GarhwalRiversNayaar (East), Nayaar (West), Ramganga (West), Aata Gaad, Bino and Dhaijyuli GaadSettlementsThalisain and GairsainGeologyType of rockFold mountains from Plate tectonics
Some off-shoots of the parent mountain range go as far North as Nauti-Chhatoli-Nandasain in Chamoli, Paithani (Pauri Garhwal) in the West and Mehalchauri/Milchori (Chamoli) in South-East. Musa-ka-kotha,[3] the highest peak in Dudhatoli range, is higher than Nag Tibba[4] (often wrongly quoted as the highest peak in the Shivaliks) by almost hundred metres. The core area of Dudhatoli mountains, known as Dudhatoli Danda has an average elevation of 2900 to 3000 metres (9500 to 10000 feet).

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