Category:Rothang Pass

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Ro-thang means "plain/field of Corpses" The narrow pass got its infamous name due to numerous people dying in bad weather trying to cross the pass. Not just the harsh weather but also the landslides are responsible for so many deaths. It is lethal: thick mud, sheer drops, landslides, truck drivers crazy through lack of sleep …



Rothang (Tibetan: Rothang La) (el. 3,978 m (13,051 ft)), is a high mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas 51 km (32 mi) from Manali. It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India. The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas Basins. 32°21′54.6″N 77°14′30.9″E / 32.365167°N 77.241917°E / 32.365167; 77.241917

<nowiki>Rohtang La; Rohtang-Pass; Rohtang La; റോഹ്താങ് പാസ്; Rohtang La; 罗唐山口; Đèo Rohtang; روہتانگ درہ; ロータング峠; रोहतांग दर्रा; రోహ్‌తాంగ్ కనుమ; Rohtang La; Rohtang La; מעבר רוטאנג; Rohtangpas; Jalua Rohtang; 罗唐山口; ರೋಹ್‍ತಾಂಗ್ ಕಣಿವೆಮಾರ್ಗ; ਰੋਹਤਾਂਗ ਦੱਰਾ; Rohtang Pass; 羅唐山口; 罗唐山口; ரோதங் கணவாய்; హిమాచల్ ప్రదేశ్‌లో పీర్ పంజాల్ శ్రేణి లోని కనుమ; Gebirgspass in Indien; passo de montanha no noroeste da Índia; mountain pass; гірський перевал; മലമ്പാത; col en Inde; 羅唐山口; రోహ్‌తాంగ్ లా; Rohtang-La; Rohtang-la; Rohtang; Passo de Rohtang</nowiki>
Rohtang Pass 
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Map32° 22′ 17″ N, 77° 14′ 47″ E
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