Rishi Kot is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Rishi Kot means “the Rishis’ fortress”. The elevation of Rishi Kot is 6,236 metres (20,459 ft) and its prominence is 436 metres (1,430 ft). It is 134th joint highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 5.7 km SW of Changabang 6,864 metres (22,520 ft) its nearest higher neighbor and 7.1 km south of Dunagiri 7,066 metres (23,182 ft). Bethartoli 6,393 metres (20,974 ft) lies 13.4 km SW and 11.7 km SSE lies Nanda Devi 7,816 metres (25,643 ft).