7 Enormous Mountain Passes in India

BANGALORE: Ready to take a chill pill this summer? Then try traveling to some of the top mountain passes this time. What is a mountain pass? It is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Also it is a lowest possible route locally the highest point on that route. These high mountain passes not only play an important role in trade, war and immigration but they are also known to be the popular passes for tourists to travel. Also, the great Indian mountain ranges offer some of the most beautiful but dangerous road drive through the high altitude passes or Ghats. Let's have a look at the top 10 high mountain passes in India.
1. Dungri La Pass: Dungri La Pass or popularly known Mana Pass is a high attitude mountain pass with an elevation of 5,608 m (18,399 ft).
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This mountain pass connects India and Tibet and is located in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve of the Zanskar mountain range in Uttarkhand. Mana Pass is the source of the Saraswati River, a tributary of the Alaknanda River and thus of the Ganges. In addition to that, it is claimed to be the highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world. The pass is reached from south by National Highway 58 that connects Delhi with Badrinath and Mana.
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1: I would like to point out that TANGLANGLA PASS in Himalayas is 17,582' above sea level.BARA la CHALA pass en route to LEH is 16,616' above sea level.These important passes have been omitted by the author
Posted by: CaptPSReddy - 03 May, 2014