Lipu-Lekh Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Lipu-Lekh Pass
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Elevation = 5334 m (17500 ft)
Location = CHN / IND
Range = Himalayas
Coordinates = coord|30.23|N|81.03|E|type:pass
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Lipu-Lekh Pass (el. 5334 m.) is a Himalayan pass in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand state, India.

This pass links the Vyas (locally called "Byans") and Chaudans valleys of India with the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China, and forms the last territorial point in Indian territory. The "Kailash Mansarovar Yatra", a Hindu pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar, traverses this pass. Lipu-lekh pass is connected to Chang Lobochahela, near the old trading town of Purang (Taklakot), on the Chinese side.

The pass is first Indian border post to be opened for trade with China in 1992. This was followed by the opening of Shipkila, Himachal Pradesh in 1994 and Nathula, Sikkim in 2006. Presently, Lipulekh is open for cross-border trade every year from June through September. The export items from India via this border trade post are Gur, Misri, Tobacco, Spices, Pulse, Fafar Flour, Coffee, Vegetable Oil and Ghee; the main imports are Sheep Wool, Passam, Sheep/Goats, Borax, Yak Tail, Chhirbi (Butter) and Raw Silk.