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.

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Magnetic Hill canonical 1

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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 administration ⓘ
linked to: Ladakh
hasReputationFor gravity-defying effect ⓘ
hasSignage Magnetic Hill information board ⓘ
highwayNumber National Highway 1 ⓘ
languageOfSignage English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn Ladakh ⓘ
Leh district ⓘ
linked to: Leh
locatedNear Leh ⓘ
locatedOn Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway ⓘ
nearbyAirport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport ⓘ
nearbyCity Kargil ⓘ
linked to: Kargil district
nearbyPass Fotu La region on the same highway ⓘ
nearbyRiver Indus River ⓘ
nearbyVillage Saspul area ⓘ
phenomenonType gravity hill ⓘ
popularActivity letting vehicles roll in neutral ⓘ
region Trans-Himalaya ⓘ
linked to: Transhimalaya
roadMaintainedBy Border Roads Organisation ⓘ
roadType paved road ⓘ
safetyAdvisory drivers advised to follow traffic rules ⓘ
stateUT Union Territory of Ladakh ⓘ
linked to: 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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Ladakh → contains → Magnetic Hill ⓘ