Lower Himalayan Range
The Lower Himalayan Range (Nepali: पर्वत शृङ्खला parbat shrinkhalā) – also called the Middle Himalayas or Lesser Himalayas or Himachal – is a major east–west mountain range with elevations 3,700 to 4,500 m (12,000 to 14,500 feet) in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent[1] along the crest, paralleling the much higher High Himalayas range from the Indus River in Pakistan across northern India, Nepal and Bhutan but then the two ranges become increasingly difficult to differentiate east of Bhutan as the ranges approach the Brahmaputra River. The Himachal range also parallels the lower Shiwalik or Churia Range (Outer Himalaya) to the south. The Pir Panjal is the largest range of the Lesser Himalayas.
Background
Southern slopes of the Himachal Range are steep and nearly uninhabited due to a major
Most ethnic groups found along the Himachal Range and northward into the Middle Hills have
The Himachal Range is an important hydrographic barrier crossed by relatively few rivers. Drainage systems have evolved candelabra configurations with numerous tributaries flowing south from the Himalaya through the Middle Hills, gathering immediately north of the Himachal Range and cutting through in major gorges as the
in the east.With temperatures persisting around forty degrees Celsius in the plains of India from April until the onset of the
References
- ^ "Lesser Himalayas - mountains, Asia". britannica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
28°45′N 83°30′E / 28.750°N 83.500°E
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