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0163 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 163 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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Route
from the Vángtu Bridge to Chirgáč,
see No. 42.

Route No. 240.

From the Vángtu Bridge (Simla) to Dánkhar,
or Dránkhar (Spiti).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Literature: Cunningham's Ladak, p. 156.
Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).

Vángtu bridge, 31° 37′; 77° 54′½, at the con-
fluence of the Sátlej and Vángar rivers (level
of the bridge 4,932 ft.)—Cross the Sátlej river
by a bridge—Continue along the right side of
the Vángar valley—Higindár hill (the highest
point of the road)—Yáre—Cross the Vángar
river by a bridge.

Grámang, on the left bank of the Vángar
river, in the district of Bhabéh (an easy stage)
—Continue along the left side of the Vángar
valley—Ranamgán—Cross the Julingrangpáni
—Vángpa (the highest village of the Vángar
valley)—Yebágárh, an old ruined fort—△Hómti
—Cross the Gerentráng and several smaller rivers.

△Nyiamsantáng (an easy stage)—△Vásti-
shúng—Lanagódi, a pool—Leave the Vángrang
and continue up the Rógti river—△Pákshia.

△Kústerang, at the southern foot of the
Tári, or Bhabéh pass (an easy stage)—Cross
the Tári, or Bhabéh pass (15,942 ft.)—Cross
several small rivers.

△Tibel Maidán (12,845 ft.), at the northern
foot of the Tári, or Bhabeh pass—Shábangtsu,
a small summer village—Padotsring, ditto.

Mád (12,421 ft.), on the left bank of the Pin
river (an easy march)—Rélhe gáo (a very small
village)—△Molumtár—Cross the Kiángti chu

river—Tiling (12,275 ft.), on the right bank of
the Pin river—Khar—Cross the Pin river—
Súngnam—Cross the Pára chu river—Mikhín
—Continue along the left bank of the Pin-river
—Cross the Kúling river.

Kúling—Continue along the left bank of the
Pin river—Cross the Pin river.

Dánkhar, or Dránkhar, 32° 6′; 78° 13′;
12,774 ft., near the right bank of the Tódi
chu river (a long march).

Route
from the Vángtu Bridge to Rámpur,
see No. 175.

Vishnupreág, routes to and from, see
Jhósimath to Bádrinath, No. 77.

Vókhan, routes to and from, see
Drós to Bokhára, No. 66.

Route
from Yárkand to Élchi, see
Élchi to Yárkand.

Route
from Yárkand to Gilgit,
see No. 71.

Route
from Yárkand to Kárgalik,
see No. 93.