Hamta Pass
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CountryIndia
Elevation4,270 m (14,010 ft)
Hamta Pass | |
|---|---|
Mountain Pass | |
| Nickname: Hamta | |
  Hamta Pass  Hamta Pass | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′47″N 77°27′12″E / 31.963024°N 77.453296°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kullu |
| Elevation | 4,270 m (14,010 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Kulvi |
Hamta Pass is a corridor in the Himalayas, between the Chandra Valley in Lahaul and the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. The pass is named after Hamta Village, below Sethan village. Lower Himalayan shepherds use the pass in summer for its high altitude grasslands in the summer, when the desert of Lahaul is barren.[citation needed]
The pass includes vertical rock walls, waterfalls, hanging glaciers, pinewoods, rhododendron forests, open meadows, and small lakes, as well as 6,000-metre-tall (20,000 ft) peaks such as Mt. Deo Tibba and Mount Indrasan. Wildflowers and herbs grow between 3000 meters to 3800 meters.[1]
