Baspa River
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Baspa River rises near the Indo-Tibetan border and forms the Baspa Valley
(also known as the Sangla Valley)- one of the most beautiful in Himalayas
. The Chung Sakhago Pass lies at the head of the valley. It is fed by the perennial glaciers and shares the catchment area with the Ganges.
The gurgling Baspa River in Sangla valley surrounded by pine
and oak
forests. Only the lower half of the 95 kilometers length of the valley is inhabited - all the way from Chitkul
(3,475 m) to where the Baspa meets the Sutlej
River at Karcham (1,830 m).
The upper and middle slopes of the valley along the river are covered with pine forest. Pastures, meadows and fields cover the lower slopes. Some of the most picturesque villages in the Himalayas can be found here.
Though gentle most of the way, it would be difficult to raft
in Baspa as some stretches have sheer falls.
Baspa Valley
Baspa Valley is a river valley named after the Baspa River. It lies in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India. Sangla is a major town in the Baspa Valley, and the valley is popularly known as the Sangla valley....
(also known as the Sangla Valley)- one of the most beautiful in Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
. The Chung Sakhago Pass lies at the head of the valley. It is fed by the perennial glaciers and shares the catchment area with the Ganges.
The gurgling Baspa River in Sangla valley surrounded by pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
and oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
forests. Only the lower half of the 95 kilometers length of the valley is inhabited - all the way from Chitkul
Chitkul
Chitkul is the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibet border; the Indian road ends here.During winters the place remains covered with the snow mostly & these people move to the lower areas of Himachal....
(3,475 m) to where the Baspa meets the Sutlej
Sutlej
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
River at Karcham (1,830 m).
The upper and middle slopes of the valley along the river are covered with pine forest. Pastures, meadows and fields cover the lower slopes. Some of the most picturesque villages in the Himalayas can be found here.
Though gentle most of the way, it would be difficult to raft
Raft
A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a hull...
in Baspa as some stretches have sheer falls.