Namika La
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| Namika La | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,700 m (12,139 ft) |
| Traversed by | Srinagar-Leh highway |
| Location | |
| Location |  India |
| Range | Himalaya, Zaskar Range |
| Coordinates | 34°22′N 76°35′E / 34.367°N 76.583°ECoordinates: 34°22′N 76°35′E / 34.367°N 76.583°E |
Namika La or Namika Pass (el. 3,700 m or 12,139 ft), Pillar of the Sky Pass[1], is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas Zaskar Range[1] in India along the Srinagar-Leh highway highway at 34°22′N 76°35′E[2].
Namika La is one of two high passes between Kargil and Leh, the other is the even higher Fotu La Pass.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c Hilary Keating (July/August 1993). "The Road to Leh". Saudi Aramco World (Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company) 44 (4): 8–17. ISSN 1530-5821. http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199304/the.road.to.leh.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Jina, Prem Singh (August 31, 1998). Ladakh: The Land & The People. India: Indus Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-8173870576.
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