Himalayas

The Himalayan ranges around Chamba rise above the deep valley of the Ravi. The Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal enclose rugged mountain country, with forests on the lower slopes and high pastures above. Rivers cut through the ridges, and passes link the valleys to neighbouring hill regions. The contrast between narrow cultivated valley floors and steep uplands has shaped travel and settlement throughout this part of the western Himalaya.