Tungnath Is One Of The Highest Shiva Temples In The World[1] And Is The Highest Of The Five Panch Kedar Temples Located In The Mou Stock Image

The Tunganath literal meaning: Lord of the peaks mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys. It is located at an altitude of 3,680 m 12,073 ft, and just below the peak of Chandrashila and is the third Tritiya Kedar in the pecking order of the Panch Kedars. It has a rich legend linked to the Pandavas, heroes of the Mahabharata epic. Tungnath is at the top of the ridge dividing the waters of the Mandakini River raising from Kedarnath from those of the Alaknanda River raising above Badrinath. The Tungnath peak on this ridge is the source of three springs, which form the Akashkamini River. The temple lies about 2 km 1.2 mi below the Chandrashila Peak 4,000 m 13,123 ft. The road to Chopta is just below this ridge and hence provides the shortest bridle approach path for trekking to the temple from Chopta, over a short distance of about 5 km 3.1 mi. From the top of the Chandrashila peak, picturesque views of the Himalayan range comprising snow peaks of Nanda Devi, Panch Chuli, Banderpoonch, Kedarnath, Chaukhamba and Neelkanth on one side, and the Garhwal valley on the opposite side could be witnessed. The valley between Chopta and Tunganath temple has wooded hills with rich alpine meadows with rhododendron coppices and also agricultural fields.