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About
Drang-Drung Glacier |
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The
'Drang-Drung Glacier' (also called Durung Drung Glacier) is a
mountain glacier which is situated near the Pensi La mountain
pass at the Kargil - Zanskar Road in Kargil district of Jammu
and Kashmir in India. Drang-Drung Glacier is about 22 kms
long, it is the largest glacier accessible to tourists in the
Ladakh region. In fact Drang Drung is located in heights of
Zanskar. Drang Drung glacier is the source of Doda River and
one can trek upto the glacier from Padum. the Stod river also
has its source at the Drang Drung glacier. Drang Drung glacier
can also be seen from the Pensi La pass. Pensi-la (Pensi Pass)
almost midway between Padum and Rangdum. The glacier in fact
looks like a winding river from Pensi la, the difference being
that instead of water its a river of ice. Drang Drung is one
of the major attractions of Zanskar region and augments the
charm of this adventure junky paradise!
The Drang-Drung Glacier is the long river of ice and snow, a
source of Stod River which is a tributory of Zanskar River and
Zanskar River is a tributory of Indus River.The Doda Peak with
an altitude of 6,550 metres (21,490 ft) rises from the
glacier. The best time to visit Drang-Drung Glacier is July
and August.
The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in
Ladakh other than Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram Range, with
a maximum length of 23 kms and at an average altitude of 4,780
metres (15,680 ft). The glacier lies in the north eastern
Himalayan Range known as Zanskar Range, situated 142 kms south
from Kargil and 331 kms east from Srinagar the capital of
Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Location of Drang-Drung Glacier |
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Drang-Drung Glacier is situated across the Suru Valley in Jammu
and Kashmir. Located on the Panzila watershed in the Ladakh
region, this glacier offers a view of the Kargil and Himalayas.
Counted among one of the largest glaciers in the region, the
Drang-Drung Glacier is enclosed by snow covered peaks and two
small alpine lakes.
Tourists can also visit the Panzila Top which is located at an
average elevation of 4,401 metres above the sea level. From this
glacier, the Stod or the Doda rivers can be seen. |
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Drang-Drung Glacier Voyage |
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The
voyage from Leh Zanskar valley is crowded with natural marvels
like stunning glaciers, spectacular mountain ranges and fruit
orchards. A glacier is a big, sluggish stream of ice, bent from
trampled sheets of snow, that steadily bends and surges in
accordance with gravity. One among the biggest glaciers in
India, Drang-Drung Glacier offers the picturesque scenery of the
snow capped mountain peaks of the Himalayas.
A lengthy and meandering river of snow and ice, "Drang-Drung"
glacier in Ladakh. It is from the cliff-like proboscis of this
all-embracing glacier that the Stod or Doda offshoot of the
Zanskar River heaves at an altitude of 14500 feet of Pensi La,
the Drung Durung glacier looks gorgeous and awe inspiring. |
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How To Reach There |
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The
Drang-Drung Glacier is reachable from Srinagar or Srinagar
Airport in two days, it is about 331 kms of drive by car or bus
which leads by NH 1D, a national highway which connects Srinagar
and Leh through the towns of Sonamarg, Ganderbal, Kangan, and
Dras. Kargil town is at the half way distance and a viable place
for a night halt. From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side
of Kargil-Zanaskar Road which passes through a gorge valley of
Suru River and under the shades of two mountain peaks of Nun and
Kun. After crossing the Pensi La mountain pass a trekking of one
day from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung Glacier. The
road is only open for traffic from the month of May to September
due to heavy snowfall at Pensi La passes and Zojila. |
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