Magnetic Hill
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Magnetic Hill is a famous gravity-defying stretch of road near Leh in Ladakh, India, where vehicles appear to roll uphill, attracting tourists and curious travelers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magnetic Hill canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical illusion
ⓘ
road segment ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | road ⓘ |
| actualSlope | downhill ⓘ |
| altitude | around 3400 m above sea level ⓘ |
| attracts |
curious travelers
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| bestAccessPoint | Leh ⓘ |
| causeOfIllusion |
horizon line distortion
ⓘ
surrounding topography ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| directionFromLeh | west ⓘ |
| distanceFromKargil | about 120 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromLeh | about 30 km ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Indian travel blogs
ⓘ
tourism brochures of Ladakh ⓘ |
| formerState | Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Ladakh administration
|
| hasReputationFor | gravity-defying effect ⓘ |
| hasSignage | Magnetic Hill information board ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | National Highway 1 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ladakh
ⓘ
Leh ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
|
| locatedNear | Leh ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Srinagar-Leh Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway
|
| nearbyAirport | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kargil district
ⓘ
surface form:
Kargil
|
| nearbyPass | Fotu La region on the same highway ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Indus River ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage | Saspul area ⓘ |
| phenomenonType | gravity hill ⓘ |
| popularActivity | letting vehicles roll in neutral ⓘ |
| region |
Transhimalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya
|
| roadMaintainedBy | Border Roads Organisation ⓘ |
| roadType | paved road ⓘ |
| safetyAdvisory | drivers advised to follow traffic rules ⓘ |
| stateUT |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Ladakh
|
| tourismCategory |
natural optical illusion site
ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ |
| touristInfrastructure |
roadside parking area
ⓘ
viewpoint area ⓘ |
| visitedDuring | summer tourist season ⓘ |
| visualEffect | vehicles appear to roll uphill ⓘ |
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