Namika La
Encyclopedia
Namika La or Namika Pass (el. 3700 m or 12,139.1 ft), Pillar of the Sky Pass, is a high mountain pass
in the Himalayas Zaskar Range in India
along the Srinagar-Leh highway
highway at 34°22′N 76°35′E.
Namika La is one of two high passes between Kargil
and Leh, the other is the even higher Fotu La
Pass.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Himalayas Zaskar Range in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
along the Srinagar-Leh highway
National Highway 1D (India)
National Highway 1D , also known as Srinagar-Leh Highway, is a National Highway entirely within the state of Jammu & Kashmir in North India that connects Srinagar to Leh in Ladakh. It is one of the only two roads that connect Ladakh with the rest of India, the other being Leh-Manali Highway...
highway at 34°22′N 76°35′E.
Namika La is one of two high passes between Kargil
Kargil town
Kargil is a town, which serves as the headquarters of Kargil District of Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is the second largest town in Ladakh after Leh...
and Leh, the other is the even higher Fotu La
Fotu La
Fotu La or Fatu La is a mountain pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Himalayas Zaskar Range in India. At an elevation of , it is the highest point on the highway, surpassing the famed Zoji La....
Pass.