Question

Important ranges and hill station lesser Himalaya

Answer 1

Lesser HimalayaThe Middle Himalaya forms the most intricate and rugged mountainous system, it is 60-80 km wide and 3700-4500m high. Its Vedic name is Himachal.Most of the hills stations such as Dalhousie, Manali, Shimla, Nanital, Musoorie, Darjeeling, etc. are located in this range.On Dhauladhar range, the hill stations of Shimla and Pir Panjal are Situated. The Kashmir valley which is about 150 km long and 80 km wide lies between the Pir Panjal and the Zaskar ranges.From west to east, middle Himalaya is divided into following ranges:Pirpanjal range (J&K): It is longest range of the Middle Himalaya.Dhauladhar range (Himachal Pradesh)Mussoorie range (Uttarakhand)Nagtibba range (Uttarakhand)Mahabharat range (Nepal)