Magnetic Hill Mystery Explained
Those who had watchedTelevision recently must have seen a Bajaj Motorcycle Ad, in which a footage about Magnetic Hill, Leh-Ladakh is shown. And here is the fact file about Magnetic Hill.
Can anyone ever imagine the movement of a vehicle up a steep mountain, with its ignition off? Sounds quite unbelievable! Well, this magnet magic can be experienced while you are traveling to Leh-Ladakh.
Leh is one of the two districts that constitute Ladakh, the other being Kargil. It is a part of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. This place is called as the MAGNETIC HILL which is 30 km away from leh town.
In the Magnetic hill, you can see for yourself vehicles moving up at a speed of 20 km/ hour with the engines off.
To reach the Magnetic Hill, Ladakh, you need to take the Leh-Kargil-Baltic National Highway. Leh is approximately 360 KM away from Jammu. The hill lies at a distance of 30 km from the town of Leh, at an elevation of around 14,000 feet above sea level.
Location of Magnetic Hill:
Visit this google map if you are more curious about Magnetic Hill’s topography.
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