Surah Pass and Indrahar Pass forming boarder between Kangra and Chamba districts in Himachal Pradesh

 Surah Pass :- 

Surah Pass forms the boarder between Kangra and Bharmour area of Chamba district near Bandla area of Tehsil Palampur in district Kangra .

View of Dhauladhar range near Palampur Kangra 

The Yara Got Sural are  near by locations in Bharmour area of Chamba district.

View of mountains, Palampur 

The Gairu pass situated at an altitude of about 4660 metres and Thamsar Pass at an altitude of about 4700 metres above mean sea level are the mountain passes within Kangra where as Surah Pass is situated on boarder between Kangra and Chamba .

Indrahar Pass :- 

View of Indrahar Pass 

This is one another Pass located on the boarder between Kangra and Chamba at an altitude of about 4425 metres above mean sea level near Dharmshala . The trek traverses from Mcleodganj , the tourists place and traverses through Triund. 

View of Dhauladhar range near Dharmshala Kangra 

The Triund is a beautiful tourist place near Mcleodganj. The Kuarsi and Chanaota Khas are locations approachable through Indrahar Pass .

Nohru Pass ," A mountain Pass connecting Uhl valley with Lamadug valley in Banghal region in Kangra Himachal Pradesh."

 The Nohru Pass :- 

View of mountains near Dharmshala , Kangra.

The Nohru Pass is situated in district Kangra in Banghal region . The pass is situated at an altitude of 3255 metres above mean sea level. It connects the side valleys of Barot valley , the Uhl valley with Lamadug valley .

View of Dhauladhar range 

Due to road connectivity the trail is not in good condition , which starts from Kohthikodh to Chherna through Nohru Pass. The village Kohthikodh is near Palampur . The trail is seasonally by Gaddis with their live stock . The Chherna village falls in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra .

View of mountains near Baijnath.

Kohthikodh is also connected with Lohardi village via Nohru Pass . The trail is now unused due to connectivity .

Chharpar Pass , Taraslamu Pass in Keylong region and Pharishte Pass in Zaskar range of Spiti of Himachal Pradesh

 Chharpar Pass :- 

The Chharpar Pass lies in the Keylong region of district Lahaul Spiti situated at an altitude of about 4980 metres above mean sea level .

View of Keylong 

The climb to Chharpar Pass is difficult one as it is too steep .

Snow capped mountains 

The Taraslamu Pass :-

View of Keylong region 

The Miyar valley of district Lahaul Spiti is a very beautiful valley and tourists always prefer to enjoy the scenic beauty of nature in this valley.

Snow capped mountains of Keylong region 

Taraslamu Pass is located in Miyar valley at an altitude of about 5450 metres above mean sea level .

Pharishte Pass  :- 

It is a mountain pass situated in Zaskar range of mountains in Spiti valley. The area is very tough .

Shakarof Pass :-  

This pass is also situated in Lahaul and Spiti at an altitude of 5025 metres above mean sea level.

Toral Pass," A mountain Pass connecting Kangra with Chamba in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Toral Pass :- 

View of Kangra valley  gives way to Ravi Valley through Toral Pass.

A mountain pass situated at an elevation of 4350 metres above mean sea level between Kangra and Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. 

View of Chamba mountains 

The trek to the Toral Pass is very difficult and passes forests , steep climb and cliffs . The trek starts from Kangra valley and traverses to Ravi Valley in district Chamba in Dhauladhar mountains .

Makori jot :-  

Makori jot is a mountain pass in Kangra situated East of Dhaola Dhar and Northwest of Shankarpal at an altitude of 4187 metres above mean sea level .

Dhankall pass :- 

The Dhankall pass is one another mountain pass situated in district Kangra . 

Kayon Pass , " A mountain Pass in district Chamba , Himachal Pradesh. "

 Kayon Pass  In Chamba :- 

Mountains of Chamba 

Kayon Pass is situated at an altitude of 4728 metres above mean sea level in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh .

Snow capped peaks of Chamba

Kayon Pass is situated near to Kunt -Ka-Matha mountain which having altitude about 4473 metres above mean sea level .

View of Mountains , Chamba 

The Kayon Pass is situated towards Northeast of Sathsaca Got .

Kundli Pass , "" A mountain pass in Chamba connecting Kangra with Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Kundli Pass :-  

View of snowy mountains of Chamba .

The Kundli Pass is situated at an altitude of 4550 metres above mean sea level in Chamba district connecting Chamba with Dharamshala in Kangra , Himachal Pradesh . 

View of mountains in Kundli Pass Trek.

The pass lies between Moon peak having altitude of 4650 metres and Toral Pass altitude 4375 metres above mean sea level . 

View of Kundli Pass Trek 

The trail to Kundli Pass is very tough and used by shepherds with their Live stock. The trek is very steep from Kangra side and moderate  towards Kawarsi in Chamba side . 

View of mountains in Trek 

View of Dhauladhar Kangra 

The trek starts from Khaniyara and traverses through Thatharna , Kundli Pass Bakhalodu  , Chulethar then Kawarsi in Chamba district. The trek passes through forests and beautiful meadows .

Kankot Pass , A mountain pass situated in Chamba district connecting Chamba With Dharmshala Kangra in Himachal Pradesh."

 Kankot Pass :-  

View of Chamba Town .

It the mountain pass in Kankot Dhaar situated at an elevation of 3800 metres above mean sea level in Chamba and connects Dharmshala in district Kangra  through Kankot Pass . 

View of Kankot Pass

The Kankot Dhaar is having beautiful view from Chamba. From Chamba to Suniyara Kundi  road connectivity is available which is about 31Km from Chamba . 

Chaugaan ground Chamba 

The trail starts from this village . There is an ancient temple of Lord Vishnu at this place . 

View of Kankot Dhaar .

The trail traverses through Kundi village , the beautiful forests of Deodar on both sides of trail  welcome the trekking teams with panoramic views . The voice of chirping birds attracts the attention of trekkers  . The trek to Kankot pass  is also traverses from Tur Village .

View of Kankot Dhaar 

The panoramic views of Lam Dal lake can be captured from Gadiyara village  which is on the trail . The views of snow capped mountains look very charming . 

View of Kankot Dhaar Trail 

The panoramic views of Manimahesh and Kailash can be feast to the eyes from the trail . The local people of this area get shifted  to the high meadows  with their Live stock for grazing them in these meadows in summer for six months . 

Kankot Pass 

The trek further traverses through Hatiyali dhar and Iktham Dhaar further climbing uphill  reach Draman dhaar and finally Kankot pass . On the Other side the trail traverses descends  to Dharmshala thus connects Chamba with Kangra district .

View of Dharamshala hills 

Kangra .

Barla Jot ," A mountain Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh."

 Barla Jot :- 

The Village Bara Bhangal is a very remote village of Kangra and till today has no road connectivity. It takes about two days to reach this village on a on foot trail .

Barla Jot 

The essential commodities to the people of this area are provided through the trails or by helicopter .

Barla Jot Map

There are mountain passes in the region which are largely used by local people and also by Mountaineering trekkers when  trekking from Manali to Dharmshala .

Thamsar Pass 

The Barla Jot is also falls in this region of Kangra district. The Barla Jot is situated at an elevation of 4678 metres above mean sea level and located in South of Thamsar Glacier and East of Thamsar Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh. The Barla Jot is about 11Km from Thamsar Pass .

Khidala Galu , " A mountain pass situated in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh."

 Khidala Galu :- 

Khidala Galu is a mountain pass situated in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh .It is located near by Chhobu Got  and in southeast of  Chhobu Pass .

View of Chamba Town 

The Khidala Galu pass is situated at an altitude of 4750 metres above mean sea level .

The present Chamba district headquarter was the capital of Chamba state since 1920. The the then Raja , Raja Sahil Verman has shifted the capital of Chamba from   Bharmour in 1920 on the special request of his daughter  Champavati . The name of the  name Chamba is kept on her name .

Chamba is rich in art , craft and culture. The Pahari painting of Chamba is very famous . The Chamba Rumaal , Chamba Chapal and wood craft is also famous .

The famous Minjar mela and Mata Suhi mela is celebrated for several days . Minjar mela is a state fair .

View of Chamba 

Chamba has many beautiful places which are important from tourism point of view . The boundary of Chamba touches Kangra , J &K  and Lahaul Spiti and lies between Dhauladhar, Pir- Panjal and Zaskar mountain ranges .  Chamba has numbers of passes along its boundaries wit other districts and Jamu -,Kasmir and with in Chamba being hilly terrain .

Khidala Galu is one mountain pass with in Chamba .