NURU CAVES

Kalpa (Kinnaur district - IN)
31.500000,78.250000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Alexander and James Gilbert Gerard noticed in July 1821 at the halting place Nuru good caves for shelter at the elevation of 13'150 feet (4008 m asl): … there was, through the night, a continued crash of falling rocks on the rugged side of the dell. The species of rhododendron called by the natives Tálsár, was observed … at its level (COLEBROOKE 1827: 348). SITUATION: This camping ground Naru (note 1) should lie somewhere in the basin of the Baspa Gad (Baspa River), which joins the Sutlej near N31°30': E78°11' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NH44-01 Chini (U502 series, 1956 edition) or on India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 6 C3, D3, D4 and 7 E4).Alexander and James Gilbert Gerard noticed in July 1821 at the halting place Nuru good caves for shelter at the elevation of 13'150 feet (4008 m asl): … there was, through the night, a continued crash of falling rocks on the rugged side of the dell. The species of rhododendron called by the natives Tálsár, was observed … at its level (COLEBROOKE 1827: 348). SITUATION: This camping ground Naru (note 1) should lie somewhere in the basin of the Baspa Gad (Baspa River), which joins the Sutlej near N31°30': E78°11' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on AMS sheet NH44-01 Chini (U502 series, 1956 edition) or on India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 6 C3, D3, D4 and 7 E4).

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1821 July: Alexander Gerard (edited by COLEBROOKE 1827: 375) and his bother James Gilbert Gerard halted in good caves at Nuru. The following night, they halted at Dónìsón at an elevation of 14'200 feet (4330 m asl). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
17.8CHEGAON & WANGAR GAD (Caves between)
17.8CHEGAON ARCH
20.2RUPIN WODAR
22.8WANGTO / WANGTU (Cave at)
24.0LALANTI CAVES
24.1KANAN COUNTRY CAVES
25.3TIDUNG (Caves on the)
35.7TOMBA WODAR
36.7BASPA GLACIER CAVE