A hill near picturesque Leh has magnetic
properties which attracts metallic objects, making vehicles move up at a speed of about 20 km per hour with their engines off.
It is located on the Leh-Kargil-Batalik national highway, about 30 km from Leh town, at a height of 14,000 feet above sea level. On its eastern side, flows the Sindhu, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan.
Not only vehicle, even helicopters and aircrafts feel the same magnetic
impact. Locals and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel claim that the helicopters and aircrafts that pass through the area have to fly at a greater speed to avoid the
magnetic
impact of
the hill. And if the aircraft comes within the radius of
Magnetic
Hill, it starts to jerk.
The area has become a popular sight seeing place also because of the sikh Gurudwara near
the hill which is maintained by the Indian Army.
Guru Nanak Dev, the first of the ten
Guru of Sikhism had meditated near this hill in the 17th century. The
Magnetic
wonder combined with religious sentiments makes this place a must visit while travelling to Ladakh.
