- Changla Pass
Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Changla
Photo = ChanglaPass.jpg
Caption =
Elevation = 5425 m./17,800 ft.
Location = IND
Range =Himalaya
Coordinates =
Topographic
Transversed by = Road from Indus Valley to Pangong LakeThe Changla Pass (el. 5425 m./17,800 ft.) is a high
mountain pass inIndia .The Changla Pass is on the route to
Pangong Lake fromLeh . It is named after thesadhu Changla Baba, to whom the Pass temple is dedicated. The small town of Tangste is the nearest settlement. The Changla Pass is the main gateway for the Changtang Plateau situated in theHimalayas . The nomadic tribes of the region are collectively known as the Changpas.
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