Dhauladhar

They are distinctive in their typical dark granite rocky formations with a remarkably steep rise culminating in sharp streaks of snow and ice at the top of their crested peaks.

Then, running north, it passes through Bada Bhangal, joins the PIr Panjal Range and moves into Chamba.

Although mostly composed of granite, the flanks of the range exhibit frequent formations of slate (often used for the roofs of houses in the region), limestone and sandstone.

But meadows abound near the crest providing rich pastures for grazing where large numbers of Gaddi shepherds take their flocks.

Triund, approached from the hill station of McLeod Ganj, is the nearest and most accessible snow line in the Indian Himalayas.

[citation needed] Due to the position of the range it receives two monsoons a year with heavy rains; where the mountains have not been heavily logged, there are dense pine and Deodar forests.

At an altitude of 4,342 metres (14,245 ft) above mean sea level, near the tourist town of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Indrahar Pass forms the border between Kangra and Chamba districts.

The Dhauladhar mountain range became visible after 30 years in Jalandhar, Punjab, less than 200 km away, after pollution levels came down amidst the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020.