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Geographical Facts
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Badrinath is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand forming part of the Himalayan zone. Chamoli was once part of Garhwal district but gained its own identity in 1960 when it became a separate district. To the North lies Uttar Kashi. Almora is in the South East and Pithorgarh is in the South West with Rudraprayag to the South West.
Tehri Garhwal is in the West. The terrain is rocky and mountainous with deep gorges and tall, snow covered mountain peaks and the vegetation is Himalayan with deodar and pine trees. Badrinath is part of the Garhwal hills and is located between Nar and Narayana Mountain ranges just off the Nilkanth peak, about 301 km from Rishikesh.
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