Sasser La
A pass on the old trade route to Yarkand, and the graveyard of a great many pack animals.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 35.0333, 77.7333
Get the Sasser La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sasser La. 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 Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sasser La
Mamostong Kangri 19 km
A high peak in the eastern Karakoram, approached up the Siachen side.
Saser Kangri 22 km
A wall of ice above the old Silk Road caravan track over the Saser La.
Diskit Monastery 29 km
The Maitreya looking towards Pakistan.
Hunder Sand Dunes 56 km
Cold desert dunes at three thousand metres where Bactrian camels left over from the Silk Road still graze.
Nubra Valley 56 km
Cold desert at three thousand metres where sand dunes and two humped camels sit under snow peaks.
Khardung La 85 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Turtuk 85 km
Balti village, Indian only since 1971.
Likir Monastery 95 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
More hidden gems in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Sasser La?
Sasser La is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mamostong Kangri (19 km), Saser Kangri (22 km), Diskit Monastery (29 km).
How do I get the Sasser La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sasser La and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sasser La before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.