Passes

7,906 m

South Col

Pass · Mahalangur

The South Col is a col between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the highest and fourth-highest mountains in the world, respectively. The South Col is typically swept by high winds, leaving it free of significant snow accumulation. Since 1950, m…

7,020 m

North Col

Pass · Mahalangur

The North Col refers to the sharp-edged col carved by glaciers in the ridge connecting Mount Everest and Changtse in Tibet. It forms the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier.

6,766 m

Lhagba La

Pass · Mahalangur

Lhagba La or Lhakpa La is a 6,849-metre (22,470 ft) col about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Mount Everest in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

5,845 m

Amphu Labtsa pass

Pass · Mahalangur

Amphu Labtsa pass, elevation 5,845 metres (19,177 ft), is a glaciated pass covered in serac cliffs at the head of the Honku Valley. It provides a way out of the otherwise relatively isolated Honku valley. The base of the valley is at 5,0…

5,806 m

Nangpa La

Pass · Mahalangur

Nangpa La is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some 30 km (20 mi) northwest of Mount Everest. A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional tra…

5,800 m

Mig La

Pass · Ladakh

Mig La is a high-altitude mountain pass located in the Changthang Plateau of Ladakh, India. The pass is notable for being the location of the world's highest motorable road, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Mig La is s…

5,686 m

Gyong La

Pass · East Karakoram

Gyong La is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge southwest of the vast Siachen Glacier, some 20 km (12 mi) directly north of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between India and Pakistan. With Pakista…

5,669 m

Shipki La

Pass · Himachal - Kinnaur

Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post with a dozen buildings of significant size on the India-Tibet border. The river Sutlej, which is called Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, enters India near this pass. A spur road on the Indian side ris…

5,640 m

Umling La

Pass · Ladakh

Umling La or Umlung La, elevation 19,024 feet (5,799 m), is a mountain pass in the Changthang area of Ladakh, India near the village of Demchok. It is on the ridgeline that divides Koyul Lungpa and the Indus River at an elevation of 19,0…

5,589 m

Sia La

Pass · East Karakoram

Sia La is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge some 60 km (37 mi) north-northwest of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between India and Pakistan as part of the Simla Agreement. Sia La is under India…

5,585 m

Gondogoro Pass

Pass · East Karakoram

Gondogoro Pass is a mountain pass that stands at an elevation of 5585 meters. It is located in the Baltistan region of Pakistan, approximately 25 km south of the world's second-highest peak, K2. This pass serves as a connection between t…

Marsimik La or Marsemik La, also called Lankar La, elevation 5,582 metres (18,314 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Chang Chenmo Range in the Indian union territory of Ladakh, 96 km (60 mi) east of Leh as the crow flies. Ladakh's route …

5,545 m

Mana Pass

Pass · Uttrakhand - Garhwal

Mana Pass is one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, containing a road constructed in the 2005-2010 period for the Indian military by the Border Roads Organisation and visible on 2011 imagery on visual globe systems su…

The Karakoram Pass is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. The name 'Karakoram' com…

Auden's Col is a high altitude mountain pass connecting Rudugaira valley and Bhilangna valley in India. It is situated at 5,490 metres (18,010 ft) elevation and connects the ridge coming from Gangotri III peak on the north-west and the r…

5,450 m

Bilafond La

Pass · East Karakoram

Bilafond La, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some 40 km (25 mi) directly north of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line…

5,450 m

Borasu Pass

Pass · Himachal - Kinnaur

Borasu Pass or Bara-su is a high mountain pass in the Himalaya Mountains of Uttarakhand in the India. The pass is located on the border of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh near the border with Tibet. It was an ancient trade route between…

5,411 m

Sasser Pass

Pass · East Karakoram

Saser Pass, Saser La, or Sasser Pass is a high mountain pass in the Indian union territory of Ladakh on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh to Yarkand, in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into…

The Mustagh Pass or Muztagh Pass is a mountain pass across the Baltoro Muztagh subrange within the Karakoram, which includes K2, the world's second highest mountain. The crest of the Baltoro Muztagh marks the present border between Pakis…

Khardung La or Khardung Pass, 40 km north of Leh city, is a mountain pass in the Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.

5,328 m

Taglang La

Pass · Ladakh

Taglang La or Tanglang La, elevation 5,328 metres (17,480 ft), is a high altitude mountain pass in Leh district in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located on the NH3 Leh–Manali Highway. Rail-cum-road tunnels are being constru…

The Pin Parbati Pass is a mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh, India, at 5,319 m (17,451 ft). Records show it was first crossed in August 1884 by Sir Louis Dane in search of an alternate route to the Spiti valley, but the shepherds from …

5,300 m

Takling La (Pass)

Pass · Himachal - Spiti

Takling La is a parallel trek route through the Parana La (pass), located in the Himalayan Mountains. Parana La is the most famous trek route of Spiti and connects Kaza to Karzok. It has an altitude of 18,290 ft and follows the tradition…

Chillinji pass is a high mountain pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It connects the Karambar valley in Ishkoman with the Chapursan river valley in Upper Hunza. Its elevation is variously marked as either 17,503 feet (5,335 m) or 17,360…

The Kongka Pass or Kongka La is a low mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control between India and China in eastern Ladakh. It lies on a spur of the Karakoram range that intrudes into the Chang Chenmo Valley adjacent to the disputed Aks…

5,153 m

Nyalam Tong La

Pass · Langtang

Nyalam Tong La or Yakrushong La is a mountain pass in China on the Matsung Tsangpo-Phung Chhu watershed divide where the Friendship Highway connecting Kathmandu, Nepal and Lhasa, Tibet crosses at 5,150 metres (16,900 ft) elevation.

5,128 m

Hispar Pass

Pass · West Karakoram

Hispar Pass or Hispar La is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

The Lipulekh Pass or Qiang La is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and the Tibet region of China, near their trijunction with Nepal. Nepal has had ongoing claims to the southern side of the pass, called Kalapani t…

5,059 m

Lungalacha La

Pass · Himachal - Lahaul

Lachulung La, or Lāchālūng La or Lungalacha La, is a paved motorable mountain pass in Ladakh in India just north of border with Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the NH3 Leh–Manali Highway, 54 km (34 mi) north of Sarchu and 24 km (15 mi…

Daintar Pass is a mountain pass to the northeast of Mehrbani Peak northwest of Chaprote, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. This pass is at an elevation of 16,390 feet (5,000 m).

4,950 m

Goecha La

Pass · Darjeeling Sikkim

Goecha La is a high mountain pass in Gyalshing district, Sikkim, India in the Himalaya range. The southeast face of Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain, can be viewed from the pass, which is also a base camp for those aspiri…

Chaprot Pass is a mountain pass situated northeast of Mehrbani Peak, in the northwest of Chaprote, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The pass is at an elevation of 16,090 feet (4,900 m) and serves as a connection between Chapro…

4,890 m

Bara-lacha la

Pass · Himachal - Lahaul

Bara-lacha la also known as Bara-lacha Pass, or Bārā Lācha La, is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range of Northern-India, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh. Rail-cum-road tunnels are being cons…

4,890 m

Bhaba Pass

Pass · Himachal - Spiti

Bhaba Pass, also known as Bhawa Pass, is a high mountain pass situated in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayas. It is located on the border of Kinnaur district and Lahaul and Spiti District, and borders P…

Hayal Pass is a high mountain pass to the north of Shani Peak in the Naltar Valley of northern Pakistan. The pass lies in the west of Naltar Pass.

4,693 m

Khunjerab Pass

Pass · West Karakoram

Khunjerab Pass is a mountain pass on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan bordering Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. It is a high-altitude mountain pass lying at an elevation of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) ab…

4,650 m

Rupin Pass

Pass · Himachal - Kinnaur

Rupin Pass is a high altitude pass across the Himalaya mountain range in Himachal Pradesh, India. It lies on a traditional shepherd and hiking route which starts from Dhaula in Uttarakhand and ends in Sangla in Himachal Pradesh. The path…

Naltar Pass is a mountain pass to the north of Shani Peak in Naltar Valley in Pakistan. The pass lies west of Chaprot Pass and east of Hayal Pass.

4,590 m

Kunzum Pass

Pass · Himachal - Lahaul

Kunzum Pass, is a high mountain pass in the eastern Kunzum Range of the Himalayas. It connects Lahaul valley and Spiti valley. It is on the route from Gramphoo in Lahaul to Kaza the subdivisional headquarters of Spiti. Kunzum Pass on NH5…

Diphu Pass is a mountain pass on the border between India and Myanmar, close to their trijunction with China. The provinces on the two sides of the border are the Arunachal Pradesh state of India and the Kachin State of Myanmar. The Burm…

Bichhar pass is a high mountain pass at the boundary of the Ghizer and Gilgit districts in Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan. To the north of the pass is Bichhari village in the Naltar valley in Gilgit district. To the south of the pass is th…

4,414 m

Saach Pass

Pass · Himachal - Chamba

Sachche Pass also known wrongly as "Sach Pass", is a 4,414-metre-high (14,482 ft) mountain pass in Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. It is 127 km (79 mi) from the District Headquarters. It…

4,400 m

Pensi La Pass

Pass · Zanskar

Pensi-la is a mountain pass in the Ladakh union territory of India, which is known as the Gateway to Zanskar. Pensi La is 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) above sea level and connects the Suru Valley region to the Zanskar Valley region. The summ…

4,310 m

Nathu La

Pass · Darjeeling Sikkim

Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim. The pass, at 4,310 m (14,140 ft), connects the towns of Kalimpong and Gangtok to the villages and …

Hampta Pass is a corridor/pass in the Himalayas, between the Chandra Valley in Lahaul and the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. The pass is named after Hampta Village, below Sethan village. Lower Himalayan shepherds use the pass i…

4,221 m

Jelep La

Pass · Bhutan - West

Jelep La elevation 14,390 feet (4,390 m), is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on a route that connects Lhasa to India. The pass is about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Nathu La and is slightly …

4,173 m

Babusar Pass

Pass · West Karakoram

Babusar Pass, also known as Babusar Top, is a mountain pass in northern Pakistan connecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit-Baltistan. It is located at an altitude of 4,173 metres (13,691 ft) at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley in Ma…

4,170 m

Sela Pass

Pass · Arunachal & Eastern Himalaya

The Sela Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between the Tawang and West Kameng districts in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It has an elevation of 4170 m (13,700 ft) and connects the Indian Buddhist town o…

4,108 m

Fotu La

Pass · Ladakh

Fotu La or Fatu La is a mountain pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Zanskar Range of the Himalayas in India. At an elevation of 4,108 metres (13,478 ft), it is the highest point on the highway, surpassing the famed Zoji La.

4,100 m

Burzil Pass

Pass · West Karakoram

The Burzil Pass is a mountain pass in northern Pakistan, located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the administrative line between the Pakistani-administered territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and some…

3,978 m

Rohtang Pass

Pass · Himachal - Lahaul

Rohtang Pass is a high mountain pass on the eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km (32 mi) from Manali in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of …

3,750 m

Chanshal Pass

Pass · Uttrakhand - Garhwal

The Chanshal Pass, or Chanshal Valley, links Dodra Kwar and Rohru (Chirgaon) in the Shimla district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The pass sits atop Chanshal Peak, which at 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) is the highest peak in the S…

Namika La is a high mountain pass in the Zaskar Range of the Himalayas in Ladakh, India, at an elevation of 3,700 m or 12,139 ft. It is traversed by the Srinagar-Leh highway.