Kalpa is one of the most scenic areas located in the lap of nature and surrounded by beautiful hills. It is a small beautiful town in the Sutlej river valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The region is mostly famous for its apple orchards. The average elevation of Kalpa is around 2,960 metres. It is located above the town of Reckong Peo, the district headquarters of Kinnaur, which has a hundred-year-old Buddhist monastery. The average literacy rate of Kalpa is around 83.75%. However, It is not a so much popular area among tourists, but still it has maintained its natural beauty in such a beautiful manner.
This hilly area is famous for a stunning breathtaking location known as Suicide point. Suicide Point is a popular tourist destination in Kalpa, which is located just 10 minutes away from Kalpa and the journey to this point takes place through beautiful apple gardens. This suicide point is located on the road which connects Kalpa with Roghi village and it's approximately 3 km from Kalpa. Dangerous trench and vertical slope is the main attraction of this area. It is called Suicide Point, due to a deep trench on the edge of the road about 90 degrees. And the other fact is that the surroundings of this point are so amazing that people are forced to call it as the Suicide Point. This suicide point is situated at the altitude of 2990 meters above sea level. However, till date, no one has committed suicide here.
This hilly area is famous for a stunning breathtaking location known as Suicide point. Suicide Point is a popular tourist destination in Kalpa, which is located just 10 minutes away from Kalpa and the journey to this point takes place through beautiful apple gardens. This suicide point is located on the road which connects Kalpa with Roghi village and it's approximately 3 km from Kalpa. Dangerous trench and vertical slope is the main attraction of this area. It is called Suicide Point, due to a deep trench on the edge of the road about 90 degrees. And the other fact is that the surroundings of this point are so amazing that people are forced to call it as the Suicide Point. This suicide point is situated at the altitude of 2990 meters above sea level. However, till date, no one has committed suicide here.
It is one of the world's most dangerous roads on which this suicide point is located. This road is surrounded by hills and has been constructed by cutting the mountains at 90 degrees. There are several meters long deep trenches on the sides of the road. If there is a sudden accident, there will be huge disaster and there will be no chance for anyone's survival. The buses of the Himachal Transport Corporation, which runs on this road, have not been an accident till date, while many private vehicles fall into trenches and get victimized. There are about ten thousand tourists come to Kinnaur every year and stop at the Famous Suicide Point on this highway for a while. This breathtaking mountain scenery gives tourists a amazing experience of gorgeous view of nature.
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