Mountain Passes in India
Mostly Mountain Passes are found above the sources of rivers, these passes may be very short, or maybe many kilometers long. We are listing here the Passes which are found in India with their State (source place).
List of Mountain Passes in India
| Name of Passes | State |
| Asirgarh | Madhya Pradesh |
| Banihal Pass
(It is the Mountain pass of Pir Panjal range.) |
Jammu and Kashmir |
| Bara-Lacha-La (16,400ft)
(It is in the Zanskar range, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh in Leh – Manali Highway) |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Bomdila
It connects Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa |
Arunachal Pradesh |
| Changla Pass (17,585 ft)
It connects Ladakh in greater Himalaya with Tibet |
Ladakh |
| Chanshal Pass (14,830 ft) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Debsa Pass (17,520 ft)
The pass is situated in the Greater Himalayas between the Kullu and Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh. |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Dehra Compass | Ladakh |
| Diphu Pass (15,049 ft)
It connects Arunachal Pradesh to Mandalay (Myanmar) |
Arunachal Pradesh |
| Dongkhala | Sikkim |
| Dhumdhar
Kandi Pass |
Uttarakhand |
| Fotu La | Ladakh |
| Goecha La (16,207 ft) | Sikkim |
| Haldighati Pass | Rajasthan |
| Jelep La (14,300ft) | Sikkim |
| Khardung La (17,582 ft) | Ladakh |
| Karakoram pass | Ladakh (Ladakh and Xinjiang) |
| Lanak pass | Ladakh (Ladakh and Tibet) |
| Kunzum Pass | Himachal Pradesh (Lahaul and Spiti) |
| Lipulekh Pass (17,500 ft)
Connects Uttarakhand to Tibet (Pilgrim path for Mansarowar) |
Uttarakhand |
| Lungalacha La | Ladakh |
| Lamkhaga Pass (17,336 ft) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Marsimik La (18,314 ft) | Ladakh |
| Muling La (18,599ft) | Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand and Tibet) |
| Mayali Pass | Uttarakhand |
| Mana Pass (High altitude mountain pass consisting of the highest motorable road with a height of 18,399ft)
It Connects Uttarakhand to Tibet. Nama Pass |
Uttarakhand |
| Namika La | Ladakh |
| Nathu La
(Connects Sikkim and Tibet) |
Sikkim
It is situated at the Indo-China border. |
| Palakkad Gap | Kerala |
| Thamarassery Pass | Wayanad Kerala |
| Shenkottai Pass | Kollam Kerala |
| Pensi La | Ladakh |
| Rezang La | Ladakh |
| Rohtang Pass (13,051 ft)
Eastern end of Pir Panjal range of Himalaya. It connects Kullu valley with Lahaul and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. The road is built by BRO. |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Sasser La (17,753 ft) | Ladakh (Nubra & Siachen) |
| Shipki La
(The river Sutlej enters India near this pass.) |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Sia La | Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) |
| Shingo La | Ladakh |
| Spangur Gap | Ladakh |
| Gyong La (18,655 ft) | Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) |
| Sin La (18,028 ft) | Uttarakhand |
| Tu Zu Pass
It is located on the border of Myanmar in the South-east region of Manipur. |
Manipur |
| Thalghat
Situated in Peninsular India, western Ghat (Shayadri). It connects Mumbai to Nasik. |
Maharashtra |
| Tanglang La (17,583 ft)
It is the second-highest motorable pass in India after Khardung Law |
Ladakh |
| Traill’s pass (17,100 ft)
Trail’s pass is situated at the end of Pinadari Glacier in Pithoragarh and Bhageshwar district of Uttarakhand. It links the Pindary Valley to the Milan Valley. |
Uttarakhand |
| Umlig la in Ladakh
(Umling la is the world’s highest motorable pass with height of 19300 ft) ZoziLa (12,400 ft) It is in the Zaskar Range of Jammu and Kashmir. The road route goes from Srinagar to Leh through the pass. Due to heavy snowfall, the route is closed from December to mid of May. |
Kashmir and Ladakh |
You can also read:
- important dams in India
- List of important Lakes in India
- Biosphere reserves of India
- Lakes of India
- Soils of India
- Rivers of India and their main Tributaries
refernce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountain_passes_of_India
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