The Pin Parbati Pass (also written Pin Parvati Pass) is a
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
,
India
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, at .
It was first crossed in August 1884 by
Sir Louis Dane in search of an alternate route to the
Spiti valley
Spiti (pronounced as Piti in Bhoti language) is a high-altitude region of the Himalayas, located in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The middle land", i.e. the land between Tibe ...
. This pass connects the fertile and lush
Parbati valley on the
Kullu
Kullu is a municipal council town that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kullu district of the states and union territories of India, Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Va ...
side with the barren high-altitude Pin valley on the Spiti side.
It is a popular trekking route today. The trek route starts from
Mud village on the Spiti side.
An Army expedition attempted the 155 km route in 2013.
See also
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Borasu pass
Borasu Pass or Bara-su (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the Himalaya Mountains of Uttarakhand in the India. The pass is located on the border of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh near the border with Tibet. It was an ancient trade route betw ...
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Rupin Pass
Rupin Pass is a high altitude pass across the Himalaya mountain range in state of Himachal pradesh India. It lies on a traditional shepherd and hiking route which starts from Dhaula in Uttarakhand and ends in Sangla in Himachal Pradesh. The pat ...
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Saach Pass
Sach Pass is a mountain pass in Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. Himachal Touris. ''Himachal Tourism''. Accessed 6 December 2019. It is from the District Headquarters. It connects the Chamba va ...
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Takling La (Pass)
Takling La is a parallel trek route through the Parana La (pass), located in the Himalayan Mountains. Parana La is the most famous trek route of Spiti and connects Kaza to Karzok. It has an altitude of 18,290 ft (5575 Meters) and follows t ...
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Pin Valley National Park
Pin Valley National Park is a National park of India located in the Spiti Valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located in far northern India. It is part of Cold Desert (biosphere reserve).
History
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References
Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh
Geography of Kullu district
Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district
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