KALAN ROCK CAVES

(Kohistān District - PK)
35.050000,74.050000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 05/07/2016

Unspecified Kalan rock caves on the »Srinagar [note 1] - Chilas [note 2] route« placed Major N. N. Thomas (note 3) from »somewhere near head of Bundar Nala [note 4] and about two miles [3 km south-east] from Barai pass. Sheet 43-I/8 [ sic! for: 43-I/04, note 5].« About 30 km in a direct line south-west of Nanga Parbat.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 05/07/2016

NOTE 1: Srinagar N30°13': E078°47' (AMS sheet NH44-05 Srinagar). NOTE 2: Chilas N35°26': E074°05' (AMS sheet NI43-02), in Pakistan, Indus valley. NOTE 3: Thomas, [Major] N. N. in: Glennie, Edward Aubrey (not dated): Appendix B: Kashmir State.- (unpublished), typescript draft held by the BCRA (British Cave Research Association) Library, Matlock, Derbyshire, England [provided by Ray Mansfield]. NOTE 4: The »Bunder Nala« (Bunder stream) of Thomas (in Glennie (s.a.): Appendix B: Kashmir State.- ) corresponds to the "Bunder Nar" which rises near 35°03'N: 74°04'E (AMS sheet NI43-08 Gilgit, 1963 edition) on the south-eastern side ot the Barai Gali (35°04'N: 74°03'E), the pass 3 km in a direct line southwest of the village of Barai near 35°05'N: N74°14' (AMS sheet NI43-08 Gilgit, 1963 edition). NOTE 5: The Survey of India sheet 43-I/08, erroneously? recommended by Thomas (or, perhaps, by Glennie) covers the area (35°00'N: 74°15'E to 35°15'N: 74°30'E) adjacent west of the apparently relevant sheet 43-I/04.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
58.5RAKHIOT PEAK (Cave on the)
71.5KALAPANI NALA (Cave in the)
97.0KARGAH (Mountford 1969) (Caves in the)
99.0GILGIT HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT (Cave at)
170.7Murdar Westie Bou (Brooks 1994)
173.2MINDLICH WINGUS YOTHH
173.7SUGHU BOU
174.0BATURA GLACIER CAVES (Badino 1993)
174.4KILPIT BOU (Brooks 1994)