Babusar-Pass

Runway shortly before the pass

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The Babusar Pass or Babusar top with a summit altitude of 4173 m above sea level is a high mountain pass in the North of Pakistan. It connects the Diamir District in Gilgit -Baltistan to the north with the District Kohistan in the North West Frontier Province. The pass is located on the north end of the 150 km long Kaghan Valley. From the north side of the pass, the river flows north to the Thak valley of the Indus. From the village Babusar a track leads to Chilas. This road reaches 3 km away from the Chilas Karakoram Highway. The pass is not passable passable from mid-July to September and in monsoon and winter. The Kaghan Valley is accessible from the towns of Balakot, Abbottabad and Mansehra from.

The pass is located in the northwestern foothills of the Himalayas. The ridge on which the pass is, rises in the east in about 50 km to the 8125 meter Nanga Parbat.

Weblink

  • Picture of Babusar Pass on trekearth.com

Itemization

  • Pass in Pakistan
Gilgit–Baltistan Kunhar River Diamer District Indus River
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