About Khardung-la Pass
Khardung La or Khardung Pass is a high mountain pass in the 35 km from Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The pass is on the Ladakh Range, north of Leh, and connects the Indus river valley and the Shyok river valley. It also forms the gateway to the Nubra valley, beyond which lies the Siachen Glacier.
you can take only day trip there, if you like there are a tea stall also take photo shoot and explore live snowfall in the Pass
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ToggleAbout Khardung La Pass Ladakh
The pass is on the Ladakh Range, north of Leh, and connects the Indus swash vale and the Shyok swash vale. It also forms the gateway to the Nubra vale, beyond which lies the Siachen Glacier.
A motorable road through the pass was erected in 1976 and opened to public motor vehicles in 1988. Maintained by the Border Roads Organisation, the pass is strategically important to India as it’s used to carry inventories to the Siachen Glacier. The road is one of the world‘s loftiest motoroable roads.
During the alternate world war, an attempt to transfer war well to China was made through this route. Khardung La was constructed in the time 1976 and was made accessible to public motor vehicles in the time 1988. The pass is maintained by the Border Roads Organisation and is
of great strategic significance as it’s used to carry goods to the Siachen Glacier.
Khardung La is a high altitude mountain pass located nearly 40 kilometers from Leh, and is the gateway to Shyok & Nubra denes. It has an enormous strategic significance for India, as it’s used to transport inventories to the Siachen Glacier.
The Khardung La Pass, a major sightseer place in Ladakh, is maintained by the Border Roads Organisation and all kinds of vehicles, from two wheelers to heavy exchanges, ply this road.
Because of the high altitude, you’ll presumably suffer from Altitude Mountain Sickness, or AMS, because of the extremely low oxygen & air pressure. It’s stylish, thus, not to spend further than 20 twinkles there.
It’s better to adapt by staying 3- 4 days in Leh before travelling to Khardung La Pass. You should carry drugs like Diamox and plenitude of water to avoid dehumidification. Sunglasses and woollen apparel is a must-have.
One needs to have Inner Line Permit/ Restricted Area Permit to visit Khardungla pass. The permit will be checked on either side of the pass at North Pullu and South Pullu. Khardungla pass is also a gateway to Nubra vale and Siachen Glacier, the loftiest battleground in the world.
Khardung vill, after which the pass has been named, lies in the north of the pass in the base.
Khardongla pass gained its fashionability after claiming to be the loftiest motorable road of the world. still, now Ladakh has indeed advanced motorable passes like Umling La Pass(,300 ft) in the Eastern Ladakh. Being strategically sensitive, Umling- la pass is presently a defined area where excursionists aren’t being allowed.
Khardung- la pass can be reached anytime in the time. Excursionists can get to see snow at Khardungla nearly round the time. Being too cold, especially during night( and evening and morning), driving through the pass is considered dangerous as a subcaste of frost covers the road, making it extremely slippery for vehicles.
ccording to Wikipedia,
vehicles have been driven over the,582 measures(,314 ft) Marsimik La, in the Indian Karakoram to the north- east of Khardung La. The road is motorable by professed bikers and Indian Army jeeps but it’s debatable whether this pass should be considered to be motorable.
How Can You Reach Khardung La
Khurdungla is a popular hill pass on the way Leh to Nubra Valley best for Explore snow and taking photoshoot, so if you want to reach you can book a cab from Leh taxi stand to Khurdungla it will chare 800 rs per person
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