Umling La

Umling La or Umlung La, elevation 19,024 feet (5,799 m), is a mountain pass in the Changthang area of Ladakh, India near the village of Demchok. It is on the ridgeline that divides Koyul Lungpa and the Indus River at an elevation of 19,024 feet (5,799 m). It forms the source for the Umlung stream that drains into the Indus River and a tributary of the Kiungdul river that drains into Koyul Lungpa. The Umling La pass is traversed by a road between Chisumle and Demchok, called the Umling La Road, which previously held the title for the world's highest motorable road from 2017 to 2025, when it was surpassed by another higher motorable road over the Mig La 19,400 feet (5,900 m) also in India.

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