1847.] Notes of an Excursion to the Pindrec Glacier. 227 



Ramgunga originate in branches of the snowy range which for many 

 months in each year are completely denuded of snow. 



Opposite Hawnlbagh, at Kutarmul, there is a very large temple dedi- 

 cated to Aditya, the sun ; it is surrounded by a multitude of smaller ones, 

 but all is now forsaken, the main pile having been so shaken by earth- 

 quakes as to be dangerous. Many of the large terminal ornamental 

 " Turk's cap" stones have been turned half round. The view from the 

 summit of Kaleemuth is very fine and extensive ; to the east, are the 

 dark ranges of Binsur and Jugesur ; to the south and south-west the 

 lofty Ghagur completely excludes Kumaoon from any view of the 

 plains ; from north-east to north-west extend the snowy range, of which 

 the view given in Dr. Royle's illustrations was taken from this point. 

 As might be expected it fails in conveying any just idea of the gran- 

 deur of the scene, and is moreover not very correct, most of the groups 

 and peaks being misnamed. What is called the Kedarnath cluster, is 

 really the bastioned mass of Budreenath ; his " Juwahir cluster" is 

 properly named "Trisool;" and the peak called Nundadevi, is in fact 

 one to the east of Pindree, commonly known to Europeans in Kumaoon 

 as Nundakot, No. XV. of the map. The true Nundadevi, most con- 

 spicuous in nature, was perhaps clouded when the artist took his view, 

 being either suppressed, or very imperfectly delineated by the peak 

 marked XIII. which is really the eastern shoulder of the Trisool. 



Looking at the snowy range from this and similar points, it appears 

 a matter of no difficulty to reach it ; an impression produced by the 

 almost total suppression in the view, of the great spurs and secondary 

 ranges sent off to the south and south-west from the main range ; all 

 these, being seen in the direction of their length, present comparatively 

 small points ; and it seems to be for this reason that the mountains as 

 seen from Seharunpoor, Umballah, &c. have the appearance of three 

 or four long ranges, successively rising ; but the moment we get 

 amongst them this apparent regularity is lost, and the mountains ap- 

 pear to branch in every direction. 



In common with the vicinity of Almorah in general, Kaleemuth is 

 too well grazed by cattle to afford much room for vegetation. In the 

 spring a shrubby Dipsacus, with lilac blossoms, is common ; and in 

 autumn the warmer declivities abound with the beautiful Osbeckia 

 stellata, the Kookurmakree of the natives. The Scilla indica, Anquilla- 



