Parachik Glacier is a mountain glacier in Kargil,

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu and ...

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. Parkachik Glacier, located at Parkachik, is a mass of ice moving slowly down the

Nun-Kun Nun Kun is a mountain massif of the greater Himalayan range, located on the border of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in northern India. It consists of two main peaks: Nun () and Kun (),Figures for Kun's elevation vary between 7,035 m and 7,086 ...

slopes. This ice mass falls finally into the Suru River, providing views of the huge ice-fall. Great slabs of ice periodically peel off the glacier's 300-foot high front wall. A suspension footbridge over the Suru River is there for the visitors to walk up to the glacier. Some mountaineers use this glacier to approach the difficult north face route to scale Mt Nun. Camping areas are offered in the upper Suru Valley. Panikhar is a nearby place of attraction. Parkachik can be approached from

Kargil Kargil ( lbj, ) is a city and a joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, India. It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest city in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located to the east of Srinagar in Ja ...

, which is 90 km north.

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Geography of Ladakh Kargil district {{Ladakh-geo-stub