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Johar Valley (also known as Milam Valley or Gori Ganga Valley) is a valley located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, along the Gori Ganga river. The valley used to be a major trade route with Tibet. The best known villages in the valley are Martoli and Milam.

Geography

The alpine trans-humant village of Milam is located one kilometer below the snout of the Milam glacier. Here a left-bank stream called Gonka joins the Gori. The valley provides the approach route for access to peaks such as Nanda Devi East, Hardeol, Trishuli, Panchchuli and Nanda Kot.

See also

• Shauka - Johar
• Kumaon
• List of valleys of India

References

1. McCarrel, Angie, ed. (2008). Integrated Rural Planning and Development: Johar Valley, Uttarakhand, India (PDF). faculty.washington.edu (Report). University of Washington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

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