Baltal, Jammu and Kashmir
Baltal
Baltal Baltal | |
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camping ground | |
Baltal view during Amarnath Yatra | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′25″N 75°24′58″E / 34.257°N 75.416°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ganderbal |
| Elevation | 2,730 m (8,960 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 392 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 191202 |
| Telephone code | +91-1942417- |
| Vehicle registration | JK16 |
Baltal is a camping ground for pilgrims, 75 km from Ganderbal town in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India and 93 km from capital city Srinagar and 15 km north of Sonamarg on the Sind River at the base of Zojila pass. This little valley is only a day's journey away from Srinagar and provides a shorter high-altitude alternate route to the sacred cave of Amarnath.