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List of Important Passes in India UPSC

A mountain pass locally is the highest point on the route through a mountain range or over the ridge. It played an important role in trade, war, and migration. It also is known as notches, gaps, saddles, cols, hauses, bwlch (Welsh), bealach or brennig (Gaelic).

Important passes are- Zoji La (Pass),Banihal Pass, Shipki La (Pass), Bara-Lacha Pass, Rohtang Pass, Mana Pass, Niti Pass, Nathu La (Pass),Jalap La (Pass), etc.

Important Passes in India UPSC

Name of the PassDescription
Nathu La PassIt is located in the state of Sikkim. This famous pass is located in the India- China border and was reopened in 2006. It forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient silk route. It is one of the trading border posts between India and China.
Shipki La PassIt is located through Sutlej Gorge. It connects Himachal Pradesh with Tibet. It is India’s third border post for trade with China after Lipu Lekh and Nathula Pass.
Jelep La PassThis pass passes through the Chumbi valley. It connects Sikkim with Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
Qara Tagh PassIt is located in the Karakoram Mountains. It was a subsidiary of the ancient silk route.
Mountain Passes in Leh & Ladakh
Umling LaIt is the highest motorable pass in the country. It connects Leh to the Pangong Lake and was inaugurated in August 2021.
Khardung LaIt is the second-highest motorable pass in the country. It connects Leh and Siachen glaciers. This pass remains closed during the winter.
Thang La / Taglang LaIt is located in Ladakh. It is the second-highest motorable mountain pass in India.
Aghil PassIt is situated to the North of Mount Godwin-Austen in the Karakoram. It connects Ladakh with the Xinjiang province of China. It remains closed during the winter season from November to May.
Chang-LaIt is a high mountain pass in the Greater Himalayas. It connects Ladakh with Tibet.
Lanak LaThis is located in the Aksai Chin in the Ladakh region. It connects Ladakh and Lhasa. The Chinese authority has built a road to join Xinjiang with Tibet.
Imis LaThe pass has a difficult geographical terrain and steep slopes. This pass remains closed during the winter season. It connects Ladakh and Tibet.
Bara-La/ Bara- Lacha LaIt is situated on the National Highway in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It connects Manali and Leh.

Mountain Passes in India

NameStateHeight (ft)
AsirgarhMadhya Pradesh
Auden’s ColUttarakhand17,552
Banihal PassJammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir)9,291
Bara-lacha-laHimachal Pradesh16,400
BomdilaArunachal Pradesh
Changla PassJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)17,585
Chanshal PassHimachal Pradesh14,830
Dehra CompassJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Debsa PassHimachal Pradesh17,520
Diphu PassArunachal Pradesh4,587
DongkhalaSikkim12,000
Dhumdhar Kandi PassUttarakhand
Fotu LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)13,451
Goecha LaSikkim16,207
Haldighati PassRajasthan
Indrahar PassHimachal Pradesh14,473
Jelep LaSikkim14,300
Khardung LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)17,582
Kongka PassJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)16,965
Lanak PassJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)17,933
Kunzum PassHimachal Pradesh (Lahaul and Spiti)14,931
Karakoram PassJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Lipulekh PassUttarakhand17,500
Lungalacha LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)16,600
Lamkhaga PassHimachal Pradesh17,336
Marsimik LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)18,314
Mayali PassUttarakhand16,371
Nama PassUttarakhand18,399
Namika LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)12,139
Nathu LaSikkim14,140
Palakkad GapKerala750
Thamarassery PassWayanad Kerala1,700
Shenkottai passKollam Kerala690
Pensi LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Rezang LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Rohtang PassHimachal Pradesh13,051
Sasser laJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)17,753
Sela PassArunachal Pradesh14,000
Shipki LaHimachal Pradesh
Sia LaJammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)18,337
Shingo LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Spangur GapJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Gyong LaJammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)18,655
Bilafond LaJammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)17,881
Sin LaUttarakhand
Tanglang LaJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)17,583
Traill’s PassUttarakhand17,100
Zojila PassJammu and Kashmir (Kashmir, Ladakh)12,400

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