IMPORTANT

MOUNTAIN PASS IN INDIA

BY Ravikant Sinha

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Mountain Pass
 Mountain pass is a connectivity route through the mountain run. It is a gateway
to connect different parts of the country and also with neighbouring countries
for different purposes.
 माउंटेन पास, माउंटेन रन के माध्यम से एक संपर्क मार्ग है। यह देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों को जोड़ने के लिए और पड़ोसी देशों के साथ
विभिन्न उद्देश्यों के लिए प्रवेश द्वार है।
Important Mountain Pass
Some of the Important Mountain Passes India are:
Zoji La
Bara- Lacha Pass
Mana Pass
Shipki La
Jelep La
Nathu La Pass & Shipki La Pass

Nathu La Pass- It is located in the state of

Shipki La Pass- It is located through Sutlej
Sikkim. This famous pass is located in the
Gorge. It connects Himachal Pradesh with
India- China border and was reopened in
Tibet. It is India’s third border post for trade
2006. It forms a part of an offshoot of the
with China after Lipu Lekh and Nathula Pass.
ancient silk route. 
 Jelep La Pass & Qara Tagh Pass

Jelep La Pass- This pass passes through Qara Tagh Pass- It is located in the
the Chumbi valley. It connects Sikkim Karakoram Mountains. It was a
with Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. subsidiary of the ancient silk route.
Mountain Passes in Leh & Ladakh

Khardung La-- It is the

highest motorable pass in the Thang La / Taglang La-
country. It connects Leh and Siachen It is located in Ladakh. It is the second-
glaciers. This pass remains closed highest motorable mountain pass in
during the winter. India.
Chang-La & Imis La pass

Chang-La- It- is a high lmis La--The pass has a difficult

geographical terrain and steep
mountain pass in the Greater
slopes. This pass remains closed
Himalayas. It connects Ladakh with
during the winter season. It
Tibet.
connects Ladakh and Tibet.
 Bara-La/ Bara- Lacha La & Aghil Pass

Bara-La/ Bara- Lacha La-- It is Aghil Pass- It is situated to the

North of Mount Godwin-Austen in
situated on the National Highway in the
the Karakoram. It connects Ladakh
state of Jammu and Kashmir. It
with the Xinjiang province of
connects Manali and Leh.
China. 
Mountain Passes in Uttarakhand

-Mana Pass: It is located in the Niti Pass -This pass joins

Greater Himalayas and connects Tibet Uttarakhand with Tibet. This also
with Uttarakhand. It remains under snow remains snow-covered during the winter
for six months during winter. season.
Debsa Pass: Spiti Valley and Parvati Valley
&Rohtang Pass: Kullu-Lahul-Spiti

Debsa Pass: It joins Spiti Valley Rohtang Pass- This is

and Parvati Valley. It is a high located in the state of Himachal
mountain pass in between the Kullu Pradesh. It has excellent road
and Spiti of Himachal Pradesh. It is a transportation. This pass connects
bypass route of Pin-Parvati Pass. Kullu, Spiti and Lahul.
Mountain Passes in the Northeastern States

Dihang pass --It is located in Diphu pass: -Diphu Pass is a

the Northeastern states of Arunachal
Pradesh. This pass connects Arunachal
Pradesh with Myanmar
mountain pass around the area of the disputed
tripoint borders of India, China, and Myanmar.
Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to
eastern Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on the
McMahon Line.
 Pangsau Pass
It is located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. This pass connects Arunachal
Pradesh and Myanmar.
Mountain Passes in Kashmir

Banihal pass is a Zoji La:

popular pass in Jammu and Kashmir.
It is situated in the Pir- Panjal Range. It connects Srinagar with Kargil and Leh..
It connects Banihal with Qazigund.
Pensi La & Pir-Panjal Pass
Pensi La
The Pensi La connects the Kashmir
valley with Kargil. It is situated in the
Greater Himalayas.
Pir-Panjal Pass
It is a traditional pass from Jammu to
Srinagar. This pass was closed after the
partition. It provides the shortest
roadway access to Kashmir valley from
Jammu.
Mountain Passes in Southern India

Shencottah Gap-It is Bhor Ghatis a mountain

located in the Western Ghats. It
passage located between Palasdari and
joins the Madurai city in Tamil
Khandala for railway and between
Nadu with the Kottayam district in
Khopoliand Khandala on the road route
Kerala.
in Maharashtra, India situated on the
The second-largest gap in the
crest of the Western Ghats.
Western Ghats
 Thal Ghat & Pal Ghat
Thal Ghat (also called
Thul Ghat or Kasara Ghat) is a ghat
section In the Western Ghats near the
town of Kasara in Maharashtra. he
Thal Ghat is located on the busy
Mumbai–Nashik route,
The Palakkad Gap
is located in the Western Ghats
between the states of Tamil Nadu and
Kerala. The mountain pass is located
between Nilgiri Hills in the north and
Anaimalai Hills towards the south
and connects Coimbatore in Tamil
Nadu with Palakkad in Kerala. 
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