Namika La

Namika La or Namika Pass (el. 3,700 m or 12,139 ft), Pillar of the Sky Pass,[1] is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas Zaskar Range[1] in India along the Srinagar-Leh highway at 34°22′N 76°35′E.[2]

Namika La
Location of Namika La in Ladakh Namika La (India)
Elevation	3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Traversed by	Srinagar-Leh highway
Location	Ladakh, India
Range	Himalaya, Zanskar Range
Coordinates	34°22′N 76°35′E

Namika La is one of two high passes between Kargil and Leh, the other is the even higher Fotu La Pass.[1]

References

1. Hilary Keating (July–August 1993). "The Road to Leh". Saudi Aramco World. Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company. 44 (4): 8–17. ISSN 1530-5821. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
2. Jina, Prem Singh (31 August 1998). Ladakh: The Land & The People. India: Indus Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-81-7387-057-6.