Rohtang Pass

Rohtang Pass
A view from Rohtang Pass
Elevation3,978 m (13,051 ft)
Traversed byLeh-Manali Highway
LocationIndia
RangePir Panjal, Himalayas
Coordinates32°22′17″N 77°14′47″E / 32.37139°N 77.24639°E / 32.37139; 77.24639
Rohtang Pass is located in Himachal Pradesh
Rohtang Pass

Rohtang Pass (Rohtang , lit: རོ་ (Ro)- corpse(s), ཐང་། (thang)- plain/field [1]) is a high mountain pass (elevation 3,980 m (13,058 ft)) on the eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km (32 mi) from Manali in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[2][3][4][5] It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.

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