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Chamba

Indrahar Pass connects Kangra with Chamba district. Quick facts about Indrahar Pass:

1. Indrahar pass forms the border between Kangra and Chamba districts.
2. Indrahar Pass is a mountain pass in the Dhauladhar range
3. Indrahar Pass is at an altitude of 4,342 meters (14,245 feet)
4. Indrahar Pass is near the tourist town of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh
5. Indrahar Pass part of a very popular trekking route from Dharamshala.
6. It attracts thousands of tourists from across the world during the trekking season between April – October every year.

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Chanshal Pass

Description: Chanshal Pass connect Rohru with Dodra Kwar of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Chanshal Pass elevation is 3750 meters, and seasonable road connecting Rohru and Dodra Kwar.

The pass sits atop Chanshal Peak, which at 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) is the highest peak in the Shimla district. The pass remains open from May to October and is covered with snow for the rest of the year.

Chobia Pass

Description: Chobia Pass is among the second highest altitude pass in the Pir Pangal range located at an elevation of 4966 m. The pass connects Chamba with Lahaul across the Pir Panjal range.

Chanderkhani Pass

Description: Chanderkhani Pass connect Naggar with famous Malana village in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh at a height of 3660 meters.

Chanderkhani Pass forms a way (pass) between the villages of Rumsu and Pulag to the village of Malana, which indirectly forms a trekking route from Naggar to Malana across the Chanderkhani Pass.

The pass has a lot of religious importance as it’s considered a seat of meditation for the Saptarishi Jamadagni. A legend has it that there was once a local deity named Jamlu of Malana, and he had in his hand a basket of the local gods, once he was on the top of the pass, he opened the basket and incidentally a strong wind came by and blew away all the idols to the nearby peaks, which is why all the nearby mountain peaks of Indrasan, Deo Tibba, Pir Panjal Range & Parbati Range are considered holy and can be seen very clearly from the pass.