Chang La

Changla
Elevation	5,360 m (17,585 ft)
Traversed by	Road from Indus Valley to Pangong Lake
Location
Location	India
Range	Himalaya
Coordinates	34°02′49″N 77°55′50″E / 34.04704°N 77.93054°E / 34.04704; 77.93054Coordinates: 34°02′49″N 77°55′50″E / 34.04704°N 77.93054°E / 34.04704; 77.93054

The Changla Pass or Chang La Pass (el. 5,360 m or 17,590 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.^[1][2] It is the third highest motorable road in the world.

The Changla Pass is on the route to Pangong Lake from Leh. It is named after the sadhu Changla Baba, to whom the Pass temple is dedicated.^{[citation needed]} The small town of Tangste is the nearest settlement. The Changla Pass is the main gateway for the Changthang Plateau situated in the Himalayas. The nomadic tribes of the region are collectively known as the Changpa or Chang-pa.

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  Chang La with prayer flags

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  Chang La, Tea Point, everyone is welcome

References

1. ^ GeoNames. "Chang La Pass". http://www.geonames.org/1274656/chang-la.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
2. ^ Jina, Prem Singh (31 August 1998). Ladakh: The Land & The People. India: Indus Publishing. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-8173870576. http://books.google.fi/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC&pg=PA25.