There are two distinct regions cold desert namely, the Leh-Kargil areas of Ladakh (J&K) and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh.The cold deserts of India are located adjacent to the Himalaya Mountains. They are not affected by the Indian monsoons because they lie in the rain shadow of the Himalayas.As you climb atop the mountains on the roof of the world, walk along gushing rivers, see curious summits staring starry skies, float to the depths of blue streams in deep gorges, traverse the highest inhabited villages in the Himalayas, and follow centuries old Buddhist trails, the Himalayas reveal to you a magnificent desert that is hard not to fall in love with.