Bhaba Pass
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Bhaba Pass, also known as Bhawa Pass, is a high mountain pass (elevation 4,890 metres (16,040 ft)) situated in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayas.[1] It is located on the border of Kinnaur district and Lahaul and Spiti District, and borders Pin Valley National Park and the Rupi-Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary.
Bhaba Pass connects the green and fertile Bhaba valley on the Kinnaur side with the barren high-altitude Pin valley on the Spiti side.
OverviewEdit
National Highway 22 runs alongside River Sutlej until Wangtu gives way to a narrow road leading to Katgaon and Kafnu. Katgaon and Kafnu are the base for one of the most beautiful trek routes in Himachal, the Bhaba trek. A moderate climb towards a glacial fed stream Bhaba river, to Bhabha Pass at 4,890 metres (16,040 ft) altitude to enter Pin Valley in Spiti is a challenging adventure. The first village in Spiti is Mud.[2] Another trek in the west from the Bhaba Pass gets into Parvati Valley of Kullu.
DistanceEdit
- Delhi: 545 km (339 mi)
- Shimla: 203 km (126 mi)
- Chandigarh: 315 km (196 mi)
GalleryEdit
The view north from the pass towards the Pin River
The top of the pass, and a mountain overlooking the pass.
The view south from the pass towards Bhaba valley
Icy terrain on the southern side of the pass.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Himachal Tourism"[1]". Himachal Tourism. Accessed 5 September 2019.
- ↑ Kapadia, Harish (2001). Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 132–134. ISBN 0811729532.
- "Pin Bhaba Pass-A high-altitude crossover trek in Himachal Pradesh". Indiahikes. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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