Umling La
The highest motorable road in the world.
- Where
- Hanle, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.6990, 79.2845
Get the Umling La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Umling 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 Umling La
Mig La 27 km
Umling La on the Changthang plateau, carrying what is held to be the highest motorable road in the world.
Hanle Observatory 31 km
The darkest sky reserve in India.
Mount Gya 85 km
The highest peak in Himachal, on the Ladakh border, and unclimbed by agreement with the local people.
Tso Moriri 93 km
A high altitude lake at forty five hundred metres, a Ramsar wetland, and the summer breeding ground of the black necked crane.
Reo Purgyil 104 km
The highest peak in Himachal Pradesh that anybody is allowed to climb, on the Tibet border.
Rezang La 105 km
Where a hundred and twenty men of 13 Kumaon held the pass in 1962 until almost all were dead.
Nako Lake 110 km
A village around a lake at four thousand metres.
Shipki La 110 km
The Sutlej's way into India, and a border post opened for trade a few days a year.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Umling La?
Umling La is in Hanle, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mig La (27 km), Hanle Observatory (31 km), Mount Gya (85 km).
How do I get the Umling La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Umling 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 Umling 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.
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