It is located in the tehsil of Munsiyari, part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Nanda Devi.

[2] The suitable time to visit the glacier is from mid of March to May.

Monsoons set in during the month June which herald the menace of landslides and roadblocks.

[2] Milam Glacier is situated on the south facing slope of the main Himalayan range.

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