Babusar Pass
| Babusar Pass | |
|---|---|
| درہ بابوسر | |
 Babusar pass chilas | |
| Elevation | 4,173 m (13,691 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by |  N-15 National Highway |
| Location | Chilas / Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | occupied Kashmir 35°8′46.46″N 74°2′53.41″E / 35.1462389°N 74.0481694°E |
  Location of Babusar Pass | |
Babusar Pass or Babusar Top (Template:Lang-ur) (elevation 4,173 metres or 13,691 feet) is a mountain pass at the north of the 150 km. (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). It is the highest point in the Babusar Valley that can be easily accessed by cars. The Babusar Pass connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit Baltistan.It is one of the most dangerous routes in Pakistan administered Kashmir. Every year many deaths happen there because of the most dangerous slopes in the world. The most common reason is brake failure of cars due to inexperience .babusar top originally known due to mughal emperor babur who pass through this way in early 16th century.thats why this top name was famous as babur sar top but now a days known as babusar.[2]
The Kaghan Valley is at its best during summer (from May to September). In May the maximum temperature is 11 C (52 F) and the minimum temperature is 3 C (37 F). From the middle of July up to the end of September the road beyond Naran is open right up to the Babusar Pass. However, movement is restricted during the monsoon and winter seasons. The Kaghan area can be reached by road via the cities of Islamabad or Peshawar.
The mountain ranges which enter Mansehra district from Kashmir are the offshoots of the great Himalayan system. In the Kaghan valley the mountain system is the highest of the area including the Babusar top. This range flanks the right bank of the Kunhar, and contains a peak Malika Parbat of over 17,000 feet (19), the highest in the district. On the mountains the grasslands are also found where Gujars and other nomads migrate during summer for grazing for their sheep, goats and other animals. On the north side there are mountains which are the extension of the same mountain system as that of Kaghan mountains. This range diverges from the eastern side at Musa-ka-Musalla a peak (13,378 feet) (20), which skirt the north end of the Bhogarmang and Konsh valleys, and sends down a spur to divide the two. Here also, like Kaghan, thick forests are found especially on the higher slopes. Due to extensive exploitation only in unapproachable areas the thick forests are found.
See also
References
- ^ "Kaghan Valley". Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Babusar, Pass. "Travelling to Gilgit Baltistan via Babusar Pass". www.skardu.pk. SKardu.pk. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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