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Rohtang Pass (3979 m) is 51kms. from Manali on highway to Keylong/Leh. It offers a panorama and spectacular mountain view. The pass is open from June to October each year although trekkers can cross it earlier. It is a gateway to Lahaul Spiti, Pangi and Leh valley just as Zojila pass is a gatway to Ladakh.
Rohtang Pass (Tibetan: Rohtang La ), altitude 13,051 ft (3,978 m)) is a high mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas some 51 km from Manali. It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.
One day I asked God to move the mountain ahead of me, but he said no because he wanted me to experience the joy of being on a mountain top.
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Called 'Rohtang La', it is a high mountain pass on the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas.
At an altitude of 13,051 feet, it connects the Kullu valley with Lahaul & Spiti Valley!
Rohtang Pass - Altitude: 13,051 feet
So - I should say that to get here we had a 5 hour (should have been 3) bus trip up even further than we are at present. Gary couldn't look out the window as all those who have travelled in the Himalayas can testify - they don't have side rails and the drop off can be thousands of feet. Because of the heavy rain we kept running into work being carried out on the mountain passes. All sounds exciting and a bit scary till you get to this pass described in some travel blurbs as "Notorious" and a fcuking young kid pops up out of no where wanting to sell you hot coffee. I mean really LOL. Of course he didn't have to twist my arm. We did the trip once and it has taken us all of today for our bums to recover from the bus trip. This coffee kid and all the work men either drive up and back every day or (get this) camp out in plastic roofed huts with stone sides. Amazing. Anyway - Gary got me with the first snow ball. Grrrrrr ;)
Weather in the hills can quickly change... within few mins dark clouds started rolling in, wind picked up speed and it looked like it was going to rain or rather snow...
Manali lies at around 1,800m (6,000ft) altitude. The Rohtang Pass at 3,978m (13,000ft) is the first of four major passes on the Manali to Ley Highway. It is closed by snow for around 6 months of the year from October to March, sometimes longer. When we visited in October we could drive up to about 3,300m (11,000ft) before hitting the snowline. This trip wetted my appetite to see more of this region and three years later in 2001 myself and three friends cycled the 300 mile Manali to Ley Highway reaching a maximum altitude of 5,350m (17,550ft) on the Taglang La.
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Solang Valley - around 22 km from Manali, a popular destination in Himachal Pradesh, India. Manali is around 2000 m high valley in Himalaya. You can go to Rohtang pass from here 9around 51 km) and then there is the road that leads to Ladakh.
Rohtang Pass is on the Manali Leh Road in India. At 14,000 odd feet it is accessible only for 6 months a year
Rohtang Pass is a very strategic place.Travelers crossing this pass can chose two routes: One goes to Ladakh-Leh and the other goes to Spiti Valley.
Manali lies at around 1,800m (6,000ft) altitude. The Rohtang Pass at 3,978m (13,000ft) is the first of four major passes on the Manali to Ley Highway. It is closed by snow for around 6 months of the year from October to March, sometimes longer. When we visited in October we could drive up to about 3,300m (11,000ft) before hitting the snowline. This trip wetted my appetite to see more of this region and three years later in 2001 myself and three friends cycled the 300 mile Manali to Ley Highway reaching a maximum altitude of 5,350m (17,550ft) on the Taglang La.
On our way back to Manali, we saw some amazing colors in Rohtang Pass. Here is one of them - Fiery Rohtang!!!
Rohtang Pass is a natural cultural divide between the foothills and wet lowlands of northern India and its primarily Hindu culture, with the dry desert uplands north of the first range of the Himalayas and its mainly Buddhist and heavily Tibetan-influenced culture.
The kuti (a small hut) in the pic belongs to the sage Vyas Rishi ( also writer of Mahabharata ) performed 'tapa' i.e. penance in this valley.
Auden’s Col- It is an elevated mountain pass connecting Rudugaira valley and Bhilangana valley. Auden’s Col is dubious being one of the most dangerous passes in Garhwal Himalaya and the Khatling glacier are heavily infested with crevasses. Also, one can trek from Gangotri to Kedarnath, by crossing Auden’s Col and then Mayali Pass, holiest Hindu temples. The longest and the hardest part of the trek is the descent crossing Auden’s Col (5490 m) to Khatling Glacier Camp (5000 m ) so it’s better start as early as 5 am as snow plodding becomes difficult as sun comes up. It is 55km from Jim Corbett national park this unknown and unexplored hill station is a heaven on earth. The longest view of the snow covered Himalayas is by far the best that one can ever see. Peaks from Trish UK, Nandadevi, Panchachuli all are really magnificent. This place is the best noncommercial hill station and quite close to Delhi. The Distance from Delhi is 320km only and nearest railway station is Ramnagar.