LUPRA CAVE

Gharapjhong (मुस्ताङ - NP)
28.791700,83.758300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A spacious, approximately west-facing cave entrance to a probably man-made rock chamber. Situated below the ruined dzong (fortress) of Lupra village. The mud walled castle towers above a shoulder which forms a gate to the upper part of the valley and controls a steep gully to the left (southern) side of the Penda Khola. The latter is a tributary from the left (east, ) to Kali Gandaki which confluences a short distance downstream of the Eklibhatti rest houses, and about halfway between Jomosom and Kagbeni.

Documents

Bibliography 11/11/2017

Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1992.04: H. D. Gebauer saw the entrance en route the trail-less shortcut from Jomosom to Kingar in the Dzong Khola (Muktinath Valley). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
1.9Triangle Entrance Cave
2.4CIRCULAR ENTRANCE CAVE
2.8PENDA KHOLA, 1st (Cave in the)
2.8PENDA KHOLA, 2nd (Cave in the)
3.0JOMOSOM CAVE 1
3.0JOMOSOM CAVE 2
3.0JOMOSOM CAVE 3
4.9THIMI (Troglodyte settlement of)
5.2DANGAR DZONG