Rohtang Pass
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Overview
Rohtang, about 3,978 m, is a Pir Panjal pass between Kullu and Lahaul. The Atal Tunnel (2020) now bypasses it.
It is on the Pir Panjal range at about 3,980 m, linking the Kullu valley with Lahaul.
Heavy snow closes it for months, so the Atal Tunnel, opened in 2020, was built below it.
The pass separates the green Kullu valley from the dry Lahaul region.
The pass is on the Manali–Leh route.
The Beas river rises near the pass at Beas Kund.
The National Green Tribunal capped vehicle numbers at Rohtang to reduce pollution.
Its name is often explained as 'pile of corpses' because of deaths in bad weather.
Geography and key facts
- Kullu–Lahaul
- Atal Tunnel, 2020
- About 3,980 m
- Atal Tunnel (2020)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on passes and tunnels.
Note for UPSC
Pir Panjal pass between Kullu and Lahaul; bypassed by the Atal Tunnel (2020).
Passes are often asked as state–pass pairs or in a north-to-south order; learn which places each pass links.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Rohtang Pass yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain pass
- State / UT
- Himachal Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 32.371°N, 77.246°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth (map lesson)