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Kaliheni Pass

OSM hiking traverse Kaliheni Pass, Himachal Pradesh (51.77 km line). Village-to-village / pass path; no cited itinerary. Vertical figures from the Wave I-2 GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Altitude weather delta

High 4,826 m minus low 2,356 m is 2,470 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 16.1 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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Facts32.322, 76.813
Distance51.77 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11230945) · 2026-09-19 · osm · provisional
Ascent+3,567 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
Descent3,687 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
High point4,826 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-19 · dem · provisional
Low point2,356 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · 2026-09-19 · dem
Routepoint-to-point
Days4
Seasonunverified
GradeOSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyOSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking

Very difficult

SAC T5
Demanding alpine hiking. Often pathless, exposed, climbing to II; glacier possible.
YDS Class 4
Class 4. Simple climbing with exposure; a rope is often used.
openstreetmap.org · 2026-09-19

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11230945 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave I-2 evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-19). Season and permit were not sourced. SAC is OSM-sourced demanding_alpine_hiking (T5, ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19); YDS is the site cross-walk, still provisional.

OSM 2D length is 51.77 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11230945, lastVerified 2026-09-19). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Provisional-listed traverse. OSM tag=KLH is an UltraJourneys shield, not OSM ref, and not the trail name. Ingest stored assembly 52.1 km. The published DataPoint is the evidence-sheet 51.77 km for relation 11230945.

typicalDays 4 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Days are unknown on the evidence sheet and stay provisional.

High 4,826 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-19). Low 2,356 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 3,567 m / descent 3,687 m remain provisional DEM.

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; evidence sheet 2026-09-19). Confirm officially before travel. Season is unknown. OSM water context (ODbL, lastVerified 2026-09-19), not a potability or reliability claim and not mapped to WaterSource points (no honest atFraction): Doodh Nala; Garthala Nala; Kaliheni Nala; Lambapar Nala; Suni Nala; +1 spring.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Permit status is unverified. Permit was not sourced from OSM or an official tariff this pass (evidence sheet Unverified, 2026-09-19). Confirm officially before travel.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • Trail visibility: bad (OSM, ODbL, relation 11230945, lastVerified 2026-09-19).

Questions

Do I need a permit for Kaliheni Pass?

Permit status is unverified for Kaliheni Pass. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Kaliheni Pass?

Kaliheni Pass is graded OSM sac_scale: demanding_alpine_hiking · SAC T5 · YDS 4. A sourced hazard on this record: Trail visibility: bad (OSM, ODbL, relation 11230945, lastVerified 2026-09-19).

How long is Kaliheni Pass?

The length on this record is 51.77 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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