Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh Apr 19, 2026

Some places greet you gently. Spiti Valley starts by taking your breath away—literally. Sitting above 3,000 metres in Himachal Pradesh near the Tibetan border, this cold desert largely skips rain and goes straight to extremes.

© Rahul Wedpathak/500px/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A cuddling pair of Taiwan yuhina
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Apr 19, 2025Zion National Park, Utah, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 14, 2026Ambedkar Jayanti
Sep 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Nov 10, 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs in Badlands National Park, United States
Happy birthday Badlands National Park
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
Jul 21, 2025Staghorn coral in shallow ocean
Jul 4, 2026Kaysersberg, Alsace, France
Jan 29, 2025Chinese New Year
Nov 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
What the heck is a distaff?
Dec 2, 2023Angkor, Cambodia
Jan 6, 2024A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
Fly me to the moon
Bridging past and present
Shining city on the hill
Apr 1, 2026The Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
Sep 4, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Dec 13, 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
A time-worn medieval marvel
Jan 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
A modern recreation
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
Jan 4, 2025Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
The lonely castle
Oct 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
Dec 22, 2025The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye
Nov 26, 2025Olive orchard in the Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Mar 1, 2026African elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Jul 10, 2024Collared aracari