GILGIT HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT (Cave at)
گلگت (گلگت - PK)
35.916700,74.300000
35.916700,74.300000
Description
A (solitary?) small man-made (troglodyte?) rock chamber, more of interest to the archaeologist (BROOKS, S J 1993c, 1994c: 13) than to uninterested expedition cavers in search of recreational adventure. SITUATION: Unknown. Somewhere in the vicinity the Gilgit hydro-electric plant (power station), which was understood to lie at an easy walking distance in an unspecified direction from an unspecified point in Gilgit town.
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1993.07: Simon J. Brooks, Jennifer 'Jenni' or 'Jenny' A. Brooks (Orpheus Caving Club, Derbyshire, UK), Helen Harper, Rob Harper and Christopher Smart (Bristol Exploration Club, UK) visited, explored, and rapidly achieved to take photographs inside the cave, out of the cave, and eventually back home.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | KARGAH (Mountford 1969) (Caves in the) | ||
| 75.7 | BATURA GLACIER CAVES (Badino 1993) | ||
| 76.4 | MINDLICH WINGUS YOTHH | ||
| 77.7 | KUKHIL | ||
| 78.8 | YUKSH GOZ (Caves at) | ||
| 79.3 | Murdar Westie Bou (Brooks 1994) | ||
| 79.8 | SUGHU BOU | ||
| 80.4 | NORGHUDUM YOTHH | ||
| 80.4 | POP SHIKARGA |