Tanglang La

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Taglang La

Taglang La
Elevation 17,582 feet (5,359 m)
Location Flag of India India
Range Himalaya
Coordinates 33°30′27″N, 77°46′12″ECoordinates: 33°30′27″N, 77°46′12″E
Traversed by Leh-Manali Highway

Taglang La, elevation 17,582 feet (5,359 m)[1], is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.

It is the second highest motorable mountain pass in India[2] after Khardung La and is reached via 21 Gata loops.

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  1. ^ As written on the Pass
  2. ^ There are higher motorable passes in Tibet. Marsimik La, in India, has been claimed to be motorable but this claim is tenuous.
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