LIST OF MOUNTAIN PASSES IN INDIA
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A mountain pass comprises of a route
through a mountain range and its exact location is denoted by the highest
location in terms of altitude within that route. This highest location within
the route through the mountain range is also the lowest route in terms of altitude
that can be travelled in relation to the mountains around the route.
LIST OF EMENIENT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN INDIA
|
Name |
State |
Height (ft/m) |
Between/ Separating |
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Auden's Col |
Solan |
17,552 ft (5,350 m) |
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Kalindi Pass |
Uttarakhand |
19,521 ft (5,950 m) |
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Banihal Pass |
Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir) |
9,291 ft (2,832 m) |
Jammu & Kashmir |
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Bara-lacha-la |
Himachal Pradesh |
16,400 ft (5,000 m) |
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Bomdila |
Arunachal Pradesh |
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Changla Pass |
Ladakh |
17,585 ft (5,360 m) |
Leh & Changthang |
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Chanshal Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
14,830 ft (4,520 m) |
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Dehra Compass |
Ladakh |
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Debsa Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
17,520 ft (5,340 m) |
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Diphu Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh |
15,049 ft (4,587 m) |
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Dongkhala |
Sikkim |
12,000 ft (3,700 m) |
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Fotu La |
Ladakh |
13,451 ft (4,100 m) |
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Goecha La |
Sikkim |
16,207 ft (4,940 m) |
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Haldighati Pass |
Rajasthan |
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Indrahar Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
14,473 ft (4,411 m) |
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Jelep La |
Sikkim |
14,300 ft (4,400 m) |
|
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Jalori Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
10,280 ft (3,132 m) |
|
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Khardung La |
Ladakh |
17,582 ft (5,359 m) |
Leh & Nubra |
|
Kongka Pass |
16,965 ft (5,171 m) |
Ladakh & Aksai Chin |
|
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Lanak Pass |
Ladakh |
17,933 ft (5,466 m) |
Ladakh & Tibet |
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Kunzum Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
14,931 ft (4,551 m) |
Lahaul & Spiti |
|
Karakoram Pass |
Ladakh |
Ladakh & Xinjiang |
|
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Lipulekh Pass |
Uttarakhand |
17,500 ft (5,300 m) |
|
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Lungalacha La |
Ladakh |
16,600 ft (5,100 m) |
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Lamkhaga Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
17,336 ft (5,284 m) |
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Marsimik La |
Ladakh |
18,314 ft (5,582 m) |
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Mana Pass |
Uttarakhand |
18,192 ft (5,545 m) |
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Namika La |
Ladakh |
12,139 ft (3,700 m) |
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Nama Pass |
Uttarakhand |
17,100 ft (5,200 m) |
(Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) |
|
Nathu La |
Sikkim |
14,140 ft (4,310 m) |
Sikkim & Tibet |
|
Palakkad Gap |
Kerala |
750 ft (230 m) |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
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Thamarassery |
Kerala |
1,700 ft (520 m) |
Malabar & Mysore |
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Sengottai |
Kerala |
690 ft (210 m) |
Travancore & Tamil Nadu |
|
Pensi La |
Ladakh |
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Rezang La |
Ladakh |
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Rohtang Pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
13,051 ft (3,978 m) |
Manali & Lahaul |
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Sasser Pass |
Ladakh |
17,753 ft (5,411 m) |
Nubra & Siachen Glacier |
|
Sela Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh |
14,000 ft (4,300 m) |
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Shipki La |
Himachal Pradesh |
12,900 ft (3,900 m) |
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Sia La |
Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) |
18,337 ft (5,589 m) |
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Shingo La |
Ladakh |
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Spangur
Gap |
Ladakh |
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Gyong La |
Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) |
18,655 ft (5,686 m) |
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Bilafond La |
Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) |
17,881 ft (5,450 m) |
|
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Sin La |
Uttarakhand |
18,028 ft
(5,495 m) |
|
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Tanglang La |
Ladakh |
17,583 ft (5,359 m) |
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Traill's Pass |
Uttarakhand |
17,100 ft (5,200 m) |
|
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Zojila Pass |
Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir)
and Ladakh |
12,400 ft (3,800 m) |
Kashmir & Ladakh |
|
Muling la |
Uttarakhand |
18,599 ft (5,669 m) |
Uttrakhand and Tibet |
IMPORTANT PASSES OF INDIA
EMINENT MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WESTERN HIMALAYA
The Mintaka Pass is located in the Karakoram Range at
an elevation of 4,709 m at the tri-junction of the Indian, Chinese and the
Afghanborders. The mountain pass has a rich history of inhabitation and
crossing, but although initially considered, was not in the route for the
Karakoram Highway.
1.2 Aghil Pass (Jammu & Kashmir –
PoK)
The
Aghil Pass is located in the Karakoram Range at an elevation of about 4,805 m
above sea level in the Jammu & Kashmir state of India northwards from the
K2 peak. The mountain pass separates the Ladakh region in India with the
Shaksgam Valley in China. The mountain pass lies in the transition between the
valley of the Yarkand River and the valley of the Shaksgam River.
1.3 Khardung La (Jammu & Kashmir)
The
Khardung La Pass is located in the Karakoram Range at an elevation of 5,359 m
in the Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir, India. The Tibetans are native to
Ladakh and La in the Tibetan language means mountain pass
1.4 Karakoram Pass (Jammu &
Kashmir)
The
Karakoram Pass is located in the Karakoram Range at an elevation of 5,540 m and
acts as a passage between India and China with the help of the Karakoram
Highway. The route was part of the ancient Silk Route active in the early
history of Asia. The route however, has remained one of the highest trade
routes in the world. Located at the boundary between India and China.
1.5 Zoji La (Jammu & Kashmir)
The
Zoji La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in Jammu & Kashmir at an
elevation of 3,528 m and the National Highway NH-1D passes through this
mountain pass.
1.6
Chang La (Jammu & Kashmir)
The Chang La Pass is located in the
Himalayan Range in Jammu & Kashmir at an elevation of 5,360 m and connects
the Ladakh region in India to erstwhile Tibet, now in China.
1.7 Bara Lacha La (Himachal Pradesh)
The
Bara Lacha La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in the state of Himachal
Pradesh, India at an elevation of 4,890 m through which passes the national
highway connecting Manali in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu & Kashmir.
1.8
Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)
The Bara Lacha La Pass is located in the
Himalayan Range in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India at an elevation of
3,979 m.
1.9
Shipki La (Himachal Pradesh)
The Shipki La Pass is located in the
Himalayan Range in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India at an elevation of
about 3,930 m. The mountain pass is located at the border with India and
erstwhile Tibet (now China) and is inaccessible in the winter months.
1.10 Lipu Lekh (Uttarakhand)
The Lipu Lekh Pass is located in the
Himalayan Range in the state of Uttarakhand, India at an elevation of 5,334 m.
The mountain pass is used by pilgrims in their route to the pilgrimage site
Kailash-Mansarowar.
EMINENT
MOUNTAIN PASSES OF EASTERN HIMALAYA
2.1 Nathu La (Sikkim)
The
Nathu La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in the state of Sikkim, India
at an elevation of 4,310 m. The road passing through Nathu La was once an
important auxiliary route making up the ancient Silk Route. In contemporary
times the route retains its significance for the passage of trade in the region
and acts as an important trade route giving passage between India and China.
After the war between India and China
2.2 Jelep La (Sikkim)
The
Jelep La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in the state of Sikkim, India
at an elevation of 4,538 m. The route passing through the Jelep la Pass was
part of the ancient Silk Route that led to Lhasa in the erstwhile Tibetan
Kingdom. The Jelep LaPass falls on the eastern border of Sikkim and is known
for the tricky zigzag uphill road that leads to the mountain pass and passes
through the Chumbi Valley – the erstwhile summer residence of the King of
Sikkim.
2.3 Bom Di La (Arunachal Pradesh)
The
Bom Di La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in the state of Arunachal
Pradesh, India at an elevation of 2,217 m. The mountain pass connects the
western perimeter of Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa, the erstwhile capital of the
Tibetan Kingdom in the past.
EMINENT MOUNTAIN PASSES OF EASTERN HIMALAYA
3.1Palakkad Gap (Tamil Nadu-Kerala)
The Palakkad Gap is located in the
Western Ghats between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India at an
elevation of about 140 m. The mountain pass is located between Nilgiri Hills in
the north and Anaimalai Hills towards the south and connects Coimbatore in
Tamil Nadu with Palakkad in Kerala.
3.2 Bhor Ghat ( Maharastra )
Bhor Ghat is a mountain passage located
between Palasdari and Khandala for railway and between Khopoli and Khandala on
the road route in Maharashtra, India, situated on the crest of the Western
Ghats.
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