Marsimik La
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| Marsimik La | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5,582 metres (18,314 ft) |
| Location |  India |
| Range | Himalaya |
| Coordinates | |
Marsimik 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.
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 northeast of the northwest tip of Pangong Lake, the pass is on the shortest route from there to the contested Kongka La (Pass) area 42 km further northeast on the China - India line of actual control. Marsimik La is four km west of the sharp 6000 to 6500 meter ridgeline forming the line of actual control.
[edit] External links
- 60kph. 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 high is incorrect.)
