Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Snow fall in Yumthang (Sikkim)








"Yumthang Valley is a grazing pasture surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim, India. It is at an elevation of 3,575 metres (11,800) above msl at a distance of 150 km from the state capital Gangtok. It is also home to the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, and has over twenty-four species of the rhododendron, the state flower. A tributary of the river Teesta flows past the valley and the town of Lachung, the nearest inhabited centre. Yumthang is closed between December and March due to heavy snowfall."

-Wikipedia


6 comments:

  1. would snow fall occur at yamthang in oct

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  2. I am planning to visit sikkim at the end december. Want to know whether road to Yumthung is open at the december end. Any idea?

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  3. Till now it is open.....can't say in days to come...

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  4. Hi! I'm also planning to visit Sikkim at the end of this is year. Howabout these days, is the road to Yumthung still open? And what do you think about the next 2 weeks?

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  5. thank you very much. I'm going tomorrow, so exciting! ^^

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