Pin Parbati Pass

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The Pin Parbati Pass (also written Pin Parvati Pass) is a mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh, India, at 5,319 m (17,451 ft).^[1] It was first crossed in August 1884 by Sir Louis Dane in search of an alternate route to the Spiti valley.^[2]^[3] This pass connects the fertile and lush Parbati valley on the Kullu side with the barren high-altitude Pin valley on the Spiti side.^[4]

It is a popular trekking route today. The trek route starts from Mud village on the Spiti side.^[5] An Army expedition attempted the 155 km route in 2013.^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "CROSS-ROADS IN SPITI Exploring Western Spiti Valleys : Himalayan Journal vol.50/16". www.himalayanclub.org. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ "Pin Parvati Pass Trek". Himalayanchallenges.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "Spiti beckons". Frontline. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ Kapadia, Harish (2001). Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 127–130. ISBN 0811729532.

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Coordinates: 31°50′37″N 77°50′32″E / 31.8437°N 77.8421°E / 31.8437; 77.8421

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[tribuneindia-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[2] "CROSS-ROADS IN SPITI Exploring Western Spiti Valleys : Himalayan Journal vol.50/16". www.himalayanclub.org. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] "Pin Parvati Pass Trek". Himalayanchallenges.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[4] "Spiti beckons". Frontline. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[:1-5] Kapadia, Harish (2001). Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 127–130. ISBN 0811729532.

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