https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sonbain_AshapatiSonbain Ashapati - Revision history2026-10-31T13:52:47ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sonbain_Ashapati&diff=536650&oldid=prevNicolasBull1: added first article first draft!2025-08-15T12:01:15Z<p>added first article first draft!</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Mountain in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Sonbain Ashapati<br />
| photo = Mt. Sonbain Ashapati, Bhaderwah.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Mt. Sonbain Ashapati, near Bhaderwah, District Doda, J&K, India. <br />
| elevation_m = 3983<br />
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{Cite news|title=JAMMU: UNKNOWN GEMS|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/ot-getaway-guides/jammu-unknown-gems/|date=4 July 2017|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook (magazine)]]|access-date=20 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172859/https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/ot-getaway-guides/jammu-unknown-gems/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| prominence_m =<br />
| prominence_ref= <br />
| location = [[Doda district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]<br />
| range = [[Middle Himalayas]]<br />
| map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| map_alt = <br />
| label_position = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.862477|N|75.698274|E|type:mountain_region:IN-JK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonbain coordinates|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B051'44.9%22N+75%C2%B041'53.8%22E/@32.862477,75.698274,17z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d32.862477!4d75.698274|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref><br />
| range_coordinates = <br />
| first_ascent = <br />
| easiest_route = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Sonbain Ashapati''' (or simply '''Sonbain''') is a mountain [[massif]] in the [[Middle Himalayas]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]], southeast of the town of [[Bhaderwah]] near the border with [[Himachal Pradesh]].{{cn|date=April 2025}} The [[Neeru river]] originates from the Ashapati glacier. The mountain massif lies on the inter-state border between Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, at the trisection of the [[Doda district|Doda]], [[Kathua district|Kathua]] and [[Chamba district|Chamba]] districts.<br />
<br />
==Etymology==<br />
The Sonbain word is derived from two [[Bhaderwahi language|Bhaderwahi]] words, ''son'' meaning 'golden' and ''bain'' meaning 'spring'.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 October 2012|first=Sadaket|last=Malik|title=Bhalessa heritage an eye opner|url=https://www.slideshare.net/maliksadaket/bhalessa-heritage-an-eye-opner}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
On the [[Chattergala Pass|Bhaderwah-Bani-Basholi road]], Guldanda is a large ridge, from where the Sonbain Ashapati peak can be climbed. The Ashapati glacier, which gives birth to the [[Neeru river]], is located to the left of this ridge.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sadaq|first=Mohd|title=Hidden beauty of Bhaderwah Valley|url=https://www.thenorthernherald.com/newsdetail/32827/jammu/hidden-beauty-of-bhaderwah-valley-|date=18 October 2021|publisher=The Northern Herald|access-date=20 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173205/https://www.thenorthernherald.com/newsdetail/32827/jammu/hidden-beauty-of-bhaderwah-valley-|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Doda district]]<br />
[[Category:Kathua district]]<br />
[[Category:Chamba district]]<br />
<br />
{{JammuKashmir-geo-stub}}</div>NicolasBull1