Bum La Pass
The border post above Tawang, open with a permit.
- Where
- Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.7237, 91.8916
Get the Bum La Pass stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bum La Pass. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bum La Pass
Sangetsar Lake 15 km
Trees still standing in the water an earthquake made.
Tawang Monastery 16 km
The largest monastery in India and the second largest anywhere, founded in 1680 at three thousand metres.
Nuranang Falls 17 km
A hundred metres of water off the Tawang road.
Sela Pass 32 km
Forty two hundred metres, held open through winter, with a lake beside the road that freezes solid.
Chorten Kora 41 km
A large white stupa beside the Kholong Chu in Trashi Yangtse, built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö in memory of his late uncle. It is modelled on the Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, and a similar stupa, Gorsam Chorten, stands at Zemithang in Tawang.
Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary 45 km
A wildlife sanctuary covering most of Trashiyangtse District in northeastern Bhutan, from 1,500 to 6,000 metres. Its Bumdeling Valley is a winter roost for black-necked cranes, and the sanctuary also holds alpine lakes and old religious sites.
Gom Kora 46 km
A temple beside the Drangme Chhu in eastern Bhutan, built where Guru Rinpoche is said to have meditated and subdued a demon. Pilgrims walk circuits around the temple and the great black rock beside it, and its spring festival draws people from across the east.
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary 50 km
A protected area in the far east of Bhutan, across the Merak and Sakteng gewogs of Trashigang District and just into Samdrup Jongkhar. It is home to the semi nomadic Brokpa herders, and local belief places the migoi, the Bhutanese yeti, in its forests.
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Questions
Where is Bum La Pass?
Bum La Pass is in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sangetsar Lake (15 km), Tawang Monastery (16 km), Nuranang Falls (17 km).
How do I get the Bum La Pass stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bum La Pass and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bum La Pass before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arunachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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