Lepcha Pass , ' A mountain pass which exists in Spiti which connects South Eastern Spiti With Shailkhar and Chango in Hangrang Valley in district Kinnaur , Himachal Pradesh

 Lepcha Pass :- 

The Lepcha Pass is also Known as Hangrang Pass because it connects the Hangrang Valley of Kinnaur district with South Eastern part of Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh . 

                        View of    Spiti valley 

          Another beautiful view of Spiti valley 

The most beautiful and biggest village in Kinnaur district in Hangrang Valley is Chango . This  village has all modern facilities . This village is situated at a distance of  about 67 km North of district headquarters Recong Peo and 37 Km from Pooh tehsil headquarters . 

                    View of Hangrang Valley

The another village which is connected to South Eastern part of Spiti through Lepcha pass is Shailkhar . The village Shailkhar is located about ,33 km East of  district headquarters,   

                           Hangrang Valley

Recong Peo . The Shailkhar also falls under Pooh tehsil . Both these villages are in Hangrang Valley  .     

           View of Hangrang Valley  Kinnaur

The Lepcha Pass remains under snow for most of the months  but is negotiable in winter .It has some vegetations .

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Takling -La "A high mountain Pass in Zaskar mountain range , connecting Spiti valley with Ladakh ."

 Takling-La ,High Mountain Pass parallel Pass to Prang-La :- 

 In the ancient times the trade between Ladakh and Spiti , Lahaul and Kinnaur was only possible through the trails on mules and the trails were  possible through mountain passes , which were easily accessible .

 

Beautiful view of Spiti valley on the way to Prang-La and Takling passes in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh .

Takling La is a high altitude mountain pass in Zaskar mountain range in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh situated at an elevation of 5575 metres above mean sea level .

                           

                        View of Takling -La 

Takling Pass is an alternative ,parallel  mountain pass to Prang-La Pass which connects Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh . It is situated in Zaskar mountain range .

   

          View of trekking teams in Spiti valley.  

  Beautiful view of snowy trek to Takling and Prang-La Pass connects Spiti valley with Ladakh 

The trekking teams throughout India and abroad used to visit the wonder landscapes of Spiti valley and Ladakh and enjoy the environment of these beautiful landscapes through these passes .

Beautiful view of Spiti valley 

Prang La Pass," A high mountain pass in Zaskar mountain range in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Prang-La Pass :- 

The Prang-La Pass is a high mountain pass in the Zaskar high mountain range in Himachal Pradesh . 

The Prang-La Pass connects Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh with some parts of Ladakh 

 

           Panoramic view near Prang La Pass 

The Prang-La Pass is a high mountain pass situated at an altitude of 5580 metres above mean sea level .

The trek we follow to Prang La Pass is the ancient route which had been used for trade in the ancient times .

         Beautiful landscapes ,way to Prang La 

The trek to Prang La Pass traverses along the river Parilungbi  from Spiti side .

                   The mountain , forest view 

The famous mountain peaks in Zaskar mountain range in Himachal Pradesh are  , highest peak is Shilla having altitude of 7025 metres above mean sea level , Rivo Phagural  6791 metres above mean sea level and Shipki having altitude of 6608 metres above mean sea level .

            View on the way to Prang La Pass        

The Kinner Kailash in the Himalayan range 

at an altitude of 6500 metres above mean sea level separates the Himachal from Tibet  .

   

                  Prang-La Pass Trek View

 

The glaciers in the Zaskar mountain range feeds the river system , in Lahaul the river Chandra is watered   by Bara Shigri glacier which is 25 km long .

In district Kullu Dudhaon and Parvati  glacier 15 km long gives water to Parvati river .

 

      Beautiful landscapes , way to Prang La 

The trek to this pass starts from Kibber village in Kaza sub division and follows  the ancient trade route between Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh and Chang Thung plains of Ladakh and Tibet . 

      Beautiful landscapes of Rupshu Valley 

Trekking route starts  from Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh , Kibber village then following Dumla ,Thaltak  , prangla base and crossing over Prang-La enters into high altitude plains of Chang Thung the extension of Tibetan plateau in Ladakh .

              Prang-La trek panoramic view 

The Tso Moriri a high altitude mountain Lake at an  elevation of 4300 metres above mean sea level is a charm and feast to eyes in the trekking route . The lake is 27 km long and 8 km wide . 

One can enjoy the beauty of cold desert .

Rangcha Pass Connecting Lahaul With Spiti in Himachal Pradesh

Rangcha Pass :- 

Rangcha Pass is a high mountain pass which 

connects Lahaul with Spiti in district Lahaul 

Spiti of Himachal Pradesh .

The Rangcha Pass is situated at an altitude

 of 4400 metres above mean sea level in       

Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh . 

                  View of Lahaul  Valley 

     Historical  Thakur's castle  in Gondhla 

              Lahaul Himachal Pradesh 

Access to Rangcha pass :- 

We can have access to Rangcha pass via 

Kardang village in Lahaul Valley in Himachal

Pradesh . The village Kardang is about 5 km

from Keylong  , ascending to the base of 

Rangcha pass .

While descending to Keylong we can visit 

historical Thakur's castle at Gondhla .

The biggest monastery Drukpa Kagyu 

 

Kardang  is situated on left bank of river 

 

Bhaga . This monastery was about 900 years 

old. Lama Norbu had  renovated it during  

 

1912 .

The monastery is an attraction to the

 visitors in Lahaul Valley . 

The historical Thakur's castle at Gondhla

 

is a seven stories castle constructed with 

 

timber and stones  in Kath - koni  

architecture . It is constructed during 1700 

AD. The structure is heavily earthquake 

resistant . It is constructed by Raja Man Singh 

of Kullu .

Rangcha Village :- 

Rangcha is a village in tehsil Lahaul and 

 Lahaul Spiti district about 21 km towards south 

of Keylong and it is about  9 Km from Lahaul .

The landscapes of Lahaul Spiti are beauty 

wonders , there are several beautiful places of 

tourist importance .

               Beautiful view of Spiti Valley

 

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The Himri Pass , " A mountain pass connecting one side of Kullu Valley with Lug Valley in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh ."

 

 The Himri Pass :- 

The Himri Pass is a mountain pass which exists in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh India  at an altitude of 3200 metres above mean sea level .

The Himri Pass connects one side of Kullu Valley from Raison side  with beautiful Lug Valley in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh .

         View of Kullu Valley Himachal Pradesh 

The Himachal Pradesh is a wonderland where God has given the blessings of nature like panoramic landscapes , beautiful  lush green forests and meadows , sky touching mountain peaks covering with snow ,   beautiful rivers flowing with neat and clean water , beautiful singing words and beautiful people .

The nature's immense beauty gives pleasure to all who visits Himachal Pradesh .

The district Kullu is heavily blessed with immense beauty of nature and itis on the world's tourist map . Lacs of tourists used to visit Kullu Manali every year  and enjoy the beauty of nature here .

        Enjoy the beauty of nature in Kullu Valley 

For the tourists from the country and abroad the Kullu and Manali have facilities available , there are several hotels , restaurants ,guest houses ,and Government Rest Houses  of Public works Department , Forest Department and Himachal Pradesh Department of Tourism  to stay .

The tourists can enjoy the thrill of Rafting and paragliding . Thus Kullu Valley is quite good for tourism .

                  View of  Beautiful Kullu Valley 

On the other side in Tehsil Nagar of district Kullu there is an another beautiful Valley known as Lug Valley .It is unexplored from tourism point of view . This valley is famous for forest contractors for past so many years .

The Pajaund Galu in district Mandi  connects this Lug Valley with one another  beautiful Valley known as Barot valley in district Mandi .

The Lug Valley is connected with Kullu Valley through Himri Pass situated near village Himri in tehsil Nagar .

       Beautiful View of Mathaseur Lug Valley  

The Raison side of the Kullu Valley is connected through Himri Pass with Gramamg village in Lug Valley .

The natural beauty of Lug Valley has lot of potential to attract tourists but is un explored , Government of Himachal Pradesh has now included  the Lug Valley in its program ," Nai Rahein -Nai Manzilein " to develop the valley with tourist Infrastructure .

There are many beautiful spots of tourist importance  Mathaseur is very Full of nature of Tourism importance .

The streams and springs in the valley is famous for Brown trout fishing . 

How to reach Himri Pass :- 

To reach Himri , first reach Kullu then take a bus to Raison on Kullu Manali  road . Then from Raison take another bus to Ghat Karal . From Ghat Karal there is a walk about 3kms up to Himri  village .

Himri village is a small village in tehsil Nagar from this village reach Himri Pass situated at an altitude of  3200; metres above mean sea level .

Then from Himri Pass walk  down to Lug Valley 

The village Himri is about 16 Km North of Kullu district headquarters and 6km from Nagar .

The trail to Himri Pass is nice and  trekking teams used to visit in Summer and Autumn . You can have the view of Indrasan and Deo Tibba from the trek .

Pajaund Galu , " The mountain pass in district Mandi connecting Barot valley with Lug Valley in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh ."

Pajaund Galu :-  

 At about 75 Km from Mandi district headquarters and 45 Km from Padhar the Tehsil headquarters there is a small village Pajaund , near this village the Pajaund Galu pass exists which connects Barot valley in district Mandi with Lug Valley in district Kullu .

          View of Barot valley in district Mandi  

The Pajaund Galu is  a high mountain pass situated at an altitude of 3247 metres above mean sea level .

The Pajaund Galu pass connects the Barot valley in Mandi district with Lug Valley of district Kullu in Himachal Pradesh .

                       View of Kullu Valley. 

The trail form lug valley is traversed  along Lug Valley stream then comes Chhutla village  covering  villages  Baitha , Khani panch and Fanag hemlets   reach Pajanund galu .

From Pajaund on can enjoy the panoramic views of Kangna valley , Barot valley ,Himbri pass ,Bhubhu pass . The trek passes through beautiful forests , small lakes and meadows . The best time to trek along this route is from May to October .

                           View of Valley 

From Pajaund Galu the trail descend down and enters the Barot valley . The Barot valley is a very beautiful valley . The road connectivity to Barot is from village Ghatasni  situated on Mandi Pathankot National Highway.

                The beautiful View of Barot valley

From Ghatasni  the Barot is situated at a distance of about 25 Km . Barot is famous for its natural beauty and environment . It is also famous for Trout fish farms .

      View of beautiful forests in Barot valley

Debsa Pass , "A mountain Pass connecting Kullu district with Spiti in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Debsa Pass connecting district Kullu with Spiti :-

The Debsa pass is a high altitude mountain pass  which exists between district Kullu and Spiti . It is a by pass trek to Pin - Parbati pass . 

The Debsa pass is situated at an altitude of 5360 metres above mean sea level .     

How we can reach :-  How the pass can be accessed ,the Debsa pass is accessible from both sides , either  from Kaza the head quarter of Spiti or from Manikaran from Kullu side .

From Kullu Side :-

       View of Parbati Valley (Kullu Himachal

The trek to Debsa pass is accessible from Kullu through Parbati Valley from Manikaran . The route is followed by river Parbati from this side 

The Parbati Valley is very beautiful , the nature here has beautiful spots having heart touching landscapes .

The Manikaran has hot water springs and lacs of people visit this valley every year .

             View of Parbati river district Kullu

The distance between Manikaran and Debsa pass is about 44.7 Kms   The trek starts from Manikaran and follow Kasol  ,Tosh . 

When coming from Chandigarh the route is Chandigarh Mandi Manali highway and bifurcates from Bhunter to Manikaran .

The trek starts from Manikaran .

From Kaza Side :- 

Kaza is the administrative headquarters of Spiti and falls in cold desert of Spiti  which is famous for its beautiful landscapes  .

    View of Kaza in Spiti in Himachal Pradesh 

From Kaza the distance of Debsa pass is about 43.8 Kms and one has to follow Debsa river in Spiti to reach this pass .

Mr. Joydeep Sirkar has discovered this pass with his team crossing over on 21 September 1995 .

 Sangam is the starting point to Debsa pass trek from Spiti side .

 

                    One Another View of Kaza 

To reach Kaza take road route from Shimla to Rampur the taking through Kinnaur enter Spiti valley at Khab .

The journey from Shimla to Kaza is about 420 Kms .

The shorter route to Kaza is from Manali following Solang valley Atal tunnel Gramphu , Batal Kunzum pass ,Losar Kaza route .

The Atal tunnel has reduced the distance  by about 20 kms and. the Manali Kaza is about 183 kms .

The Atal tunnel is 9.02 kms at an altitude of 3000 metres above mean sea level  and is a world class longest highway tunnel in the world .

           Spiti valley View Himachal Pradesh

Shinkula Pass, " The high mountain Pass between The border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh."

 People often call it Shingo La , Though it's name is also Shinkula Pass. It is a high mountain Pass situated between the border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh at an altitude of 5091 metres above mean sea level. 

                      View of Shinkula Pass 

Just about 20 metres below there is a shallow lake. The Shinkula Pass  is connecting  Zanskar with Lahaul Valley. The Pass is an entry point  to Lugnak Valley in Zanskar range. 

             Snow covered Shinkula Pass View 

When we approach from side the nearest village is Chikka  and in Zanskar side the nearest village is Kurgiakh. The road from Darcha to Shinkula connects the valleys Lahaul and Zanskar. The distance from Darcha to Shinkula is about 36 Kms. 

The base camp site from Darcha side is Ramjak Or Chumik Nakpo and Lakong from Padum side. 

                      View of Shinkula Pass 

  Padum is an administrative centre in Zanskar named after Padumshambhav the Bodh Guru. 

Asha Gali Pass, "The high mountain Pass in Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh."

 The Asha Gali pass is a high mountain pass in Lahul and Spiti situated at an altitude of about 4760 metres above mean sea level. 

           Beautiful view of Lahaul Valley

The Asha Gali pass is located near Dharunipar and Bangali Jot.  Dharunipar mountain is located in the east side of Asha Gali.  Asha Gali is located in South of Bangali Jot.  This pass connects Spiti valley with Kangra in Himachal Pradesh .

              Lahaul Valley Landscape view

 Beautiful view of Spiti Valley Himachal Pradesh