Marsimik La
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Marsimik La or Marsimek La, elevation 5,582 metres (18,314 ft), is a high mountain pass in the Chang-Chemno Range in northern India. There is a road over this pass, over which suitably adapted vehicles have been driven, but it is not a motorable pass in the sense that the road is not in good enough condition to permit transit by normal vehicles. It is some 60 km (37 mi) away from Leh.[1]
If it were motorable, it would be the highest motorable pass in India, but reports suggest that there are probably higher motorable passes in Tibet.
Located 16 km (10 mi) northeast of the northwest tip of Pangong Lake, the pass is on the shortest route from there to the contested Kongka Pass area some 42 km (26 mi) further northeast on the China-India line of actual control. Marsimik La is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the sharp 6,000 to 6,500 m (19,700 to 21,300 ft) ridgeline forming the line of actual control.
References
- ^ India Times. "IT professionals ride high on Marsimik La Pass". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
The pass is around 170 kms from Leh !
External links
- Marsimik La Travelogue. Travelogue of four bikers conquering Marsimik La.
- 60 km/h. This includes the claim that there is a plaque stating "Marsimek-La, World's Highest Motorable Pass, Altd 5590 Mts (18634 Ft)" sic.
- Mission Marsimik La. (The claim by this site that the pass is 18,632 feet (5,679 m) high is incorrect.)