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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Mountain pass on Kinnaur-Garhwal Himalayan range}}<br />
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{{Infobox mountain pass<br />
| name = Borasu Pass<br />
| photo = Borasupass22.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Borasu Pass frontside<br />
| elevation_m = 5450<br />
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| location = [[Har Ki Doon]], [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| range = [[Western Himalaya]]-[[Garhwal Himalaya]] Range<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31|14|00|N|78|29|00|E|display=title,inline|region:PK_type:pass_source:GeoNames}}<br />
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[[File:Borasu pass12.jpg|thumb|right|View from Lamjoonga]]<br />
[[File:borasu32.jpg|thumb|right|Borasu Pass from Rathado campsite]]<br />
'''Borasu Pass''' or '''Bara-su''' (el. {{convert|5450|m|ft|disp=or|abbr=on}})<ref name="wikimapia.org">{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1457981/Borasu-Pass-5450m|title = Borasu Pass (5450 m)}}</ref> is a high mountain pass in the [[Himalaya Mountains]] of [[Uttarakhand]] in the [[India]]. The pass is located on the border of [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] near the border with [[Tibet]]. It was an ancient [[trade route]] between [[Har Ki Doon]] valley and [[Kinnaur]] valley.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Borasu Pass divides Uttarakhand from Himachal Pradesh. The pass is located only a few kilometers from the [[Tibet]] border. The east part of the Borasu area comes out from [[Tons valley]] and the north-west part is merged with [[Baspa Valley|Baspa valley]]. Its north-west range comes down on [[Jhukia Glacier]]. The nearest village, [[Chitkul]], is {{convert|20.3|km|abbr=on}}away from the pass.<ref name="travelingluck">http://travelingluck.com/Asia/India/Him%C4%81chal+Pradesh/_1275303_Borasu+Pass.html#local_map</ref> on the Himachal Pradesh (Kinnaur valley) side and Osla village on the Uttarakhand side of the pass.<br />
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Approach to the pass is marked by [[grassland]]s. Mountains [[Bandarpunch]], Black Peak or Kalanag, [[Swargarohini]] and [[Har Ki Doon]] may be observed from the pass.<br />
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== Climate ==<br />
In summer, temperatures range from {{convert|0|C}} to more lower. After November, the temperature falls down to several degree lower from {{convert|0|C}}. Precipitation in [[Baspa Valley]] is low in scale. Comparatively in the side of [[Tons valley]] rainfall is often common. Generally, snowfall is received after October.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Rupin Pass]]<br />
*[[Saach Pass]]<br />
*[[Pin Parvati Pass]]<br />
*[[Takling La]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mountain passes of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Kinnaur district]]<br />
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