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Sonapani

Length: 11 Kilo Meters
Location:  Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Surrounding Peaks: Gayapan
Surrounding Pass: Rohtang Pass
Surrounding Trek: Rohtang pass Trek
Getting There: 
By Air:
Bhuntar in Kullu valley
By Train:
Nearest rail heads are Shimla and Pathankot
By Road:
National Highway No.21 connects Manali to Lahaul.
Kullu: 158 km
Manali: 118 km
Pathankot: 436 km
Jogindarnagar: 284 km
Rahla: 102 km
Rohtang Pass: 67 km
Khoksar: 46 km
Gondhla: 18 km

Synopsis: 
Sonapani glacier was first surveyed by Walker and Pascoe in 1906. It is visible from the Rohtang Pass. It’s snout is the ice cliff which is covered by stone. At the southern end of the snout is a small terminal moraine. The glacier lake can be seen from the Rohtang Pass. It’s lake is 2.5 km in length.
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