Key Monastery stacked in white tiers on its hilltop above the Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh

Himachal

Spiti Valley

A cold desert at 12,000 feet

Spiti is the serious end of Himachal — Kalpa and Chitkul on the way in, then Kaza, Key Monastery, Chandratal and villages that sit higher than most Alpine summits. Plan a week, and go between June and September.

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Chandratal lake held in a bowl of high-altitude mountains in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
The town of Kaza spread along the Spiti river under bare mountain slopes
Dhankar Monastery perched on eroded cliffs above the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers

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