Trisul (Hindi
: त्रिशूल) is a group of three Himalayan
mountain peaks of western Kumaun
, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Hindi
/Sanskrit
, Trishula
, trident, is the weapon of Shiva
. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi
Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) to have ever been climbed, in 1907.
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