Bhaba Pass


Bhaba Pass, also known as Bhawa Pass, is a high mountain pass situated in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayas. Himachal Tourism"". Himachal Tourism. Accessed 5 September 2019. It is located on the border of Kinnaur district and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti District], and borders Pin Valley National Park and the Rupi-Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary.
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

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 elevation to enter Pin Valley in Spiti is a challenging adventure. The first village in Spiti is Mud. Another trek in the west from the Bhaba Pass gets into Parvati Valley of Kullu.

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