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
  • Bhawa Pass
  • Pin Bhaba Pass
View of the northern side of the pass
View of the northern side of the pass
Elevation4,890 m (16,043 ft)
LocationHimachal Pradesh, India
RangeHimalayas
Coordinates31°47′13″N 77°59′46″E / 31.787°N 77.996°E / 31.787; 77.996
Bhaba Pass is located in Himachal Pradesh
Bhaba Pass
Map of Himachal Pradesh

Bhaba Pass connects the green and fertile Bhaba valley on the Kinnaur side with the barren high-elevation Pin valley on the Spiti side.

Overview

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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) elevation 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.

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References

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  1. ^ Himachal Tourism"[1]". Himachal Tourism. Accessed 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ Kapadia, Harish (2001). Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. pp. 132–134. ISBN 0811729532.