A mountain pass comprises of a route through a mountain range, the formation of mountain passes might occur during the formation of the mountain or due to the action of glaciers, running water and precipitation in the form of rain or snow.
Ladakh |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Aghil Pass |
Ladakh - Xinjiang (China) |
Karakoram Range |
Karakoram Pass |
Ladakh - Xinjiang (China) |
Karakoram Highway |
Mintaka Pass |
India, China, Afghanistan |
tri-junction of the "India, China and Afghanistan" |
Khardung La Pass |
Leh - Nubra Valley |
gateway to Siachen Glacier, world's 2nd highest motorable road |
Chang-La Pass |
India - Tibet |
Greater Himalayas Range |
Khunjerab Pass |
Xinjiang (China) - Gilgit–Baltistan (Pakistan) |
- |
Lanak La Pass |
Ladak - Lhasa
|
Aksai Chin region of Ladakh |
Pensi La Pass |
Kashmir valley - Kargil |
Gateway to Zanskar |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Banihal Pass |
Kashmir Valley - Plains to the south |
Pir Panjal Range |
Zojila Pass |
Srinagar - Leh |
Kashmir Valley - Dras and Suru valleys - Indus valley |
Himachal Pradesh (W-E) |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Bara Lacha La Pass |
Manali (HP) - Leh (Ladakh) |
- |
Rohtang Pass |
Kullu Valley - Lahaul and Spiti Valleys |
eastern end of the "Pir Panjal" Range |
Debsa Pass |
Kullu Valley - Spiti Valley, Spiti Valley - Parvati Valley |
- |
Shipki La Pass |
Himachal Pradesh - China |
- |
Uttrakhand (W-E) |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Muling La Pass |
Uttarakhand - Tibet |
north of "Gangotri" |
Mangsha Dhura Pass |
Uttarakhand - Tibet |
located in the Kuthi Valley, Uttarakhand, used for Kailash-Mansarowar |
Mana Pass |
Uttarakhand - Tibet |
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, 52 km north of "Badrinath" |
Niti Pass |
Uttarakhand - Tibet |
- |
Lipu Lekh Pass |
Uttarakhand (India) - Tibet (China) - Nepal |
route to the pilgrimage site Kailash-Mansarowar |
Sikkim |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Goecha La Pass |
- |
gateways to "Kanchenjunga" |
Dongkha La Pass |
India - China |
- |
Nathu La Pass |
India - China |
nearby "Tsomgo (Changu)" Lake |
Jelep La Pass |
Lhasa - India |
Menmecho Lake |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Name |
Connectivity |
Notes |
Bom Di La Pass |
Lhasa - Arunachal Pradesh |
- |
Yonggyap Pass |
Tibet - Arunachal Pradesh |
- |
Diphu Pass |
India, China, and Myanmar |
lies on the McMahon Line |
Dihang Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh - Myanmar (Mandalay) |
- |
Kumjawng Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh - Myanmar (Mandalay) |
- |
Hpungan Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh - Myanmar (Mandalay) |
- |
Chankan Pass |
Arunachal Pradesh - Myanmar (Mandalay) |
- |