KALAN ROCK CAVES
35.050000,74.050000
Description
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.
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 NOTE 3: Thomas, [Major] N. N. in: Glennie, Edward Aubrey (not dated): Appendix B: Kashmir State.- (unpublished), typescript draft held by the BCRA (British Cave Research Association) Library, Matlock, Derbyshire, England [provided by Ray Mansfield].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) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58.5 | RAKHIOT PEAK (Cave on the) | ||
| 71.5 | KALAPANI NALA (Cave in the) | ||
| 97.0 | KARGAH (Mountford 1969) (Caves in the) | ||
| 99.0 | GILGIT HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT (Cave at) | ||
| 170.7 | Murdar Westie Bou (Brooks 1994) | ||
| 173.2 | MINDLICH WINGUS YOTHH | ||
| 173.7 | SUGHU BOU | ||
| 174.0 | BATURA GLACIER CAVES (Badino 1993) | ||
| 174.4 | KILPIT BOU (Brooks 1994) |