Mountainous Zone Himachal Pradesh

Mountainous Zone

Himachal Pradesh is spread over an area 55,673 km² and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the southwest, Haryana on the south, Uttarakhand on the southeast, and Tibet on the east. Himachal is a mountainous region, rich in its natural resources.

The general divisions from south to north:-

# Shivalik Means “TRESSES OF THE LORD SHIVA”.
# Height 350mt to 1500mt.
# Lower Mountain belt/zone popularly known as “Shivalik Mountain” Range.
# Average rainfall occurs 1500 mm to 1800 mm.
# Ancient name of “SHIVALIK” was “MENAK PARVAT”.
# The highest peak of the Mountain is “HATHI DHAR” located in panchayat district Kangra.
# The other Hills churia, Chura and Margalla.
# The Mountain Range is basically Kangra, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, and lower part of Mandi, Solan, and Sirmour.
# Main crops are Wheat, Maize, Paddy, Sugarcane, and Ginger.
# Main Trees are Mango, kachnar, Bambo, Sal, Kehr.

# Mainly Two Ranges Found here are Dhauladhar and the Pir Panjal Ranges.

Dhauladhar Mountains

# Highest peak MOON PEAK 4650 m Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
# Average Height of these Mountain Range/belts are 1500 to 4500 m.
# Dhauladhr means” Foggy Mountain”.
# Ancient Name was “MOLAK PARVAT”

The largest of the lesser Himalayan ranges, the Pir Panjal, branches off from the Greater Himalayan range near the bank of the Sutlej.
A number of glaciers exist and several passes lie across the Pir Panjal.
The Rohtang Pass (3,978 m) is one of these.

# Main Trees are Walnut, Almond, Apple, Kumhani, Deodhar.
# The Mountain Range is basically Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Mandi, Solan, and Sirmour.