List of mountain passes of Nepal explained

This is a list of mountain passes of Nepal.

Notable mountain passes

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Province	Height	Notes
Amphu Labtsa pass	Koshi Province			^[1]
Cho La Pass		5420m (17,780feet)		^[2]
Chiyo Bhanjyang		3139m (10,299feet)		^[3]
Lho La		6026m (19,770feet)		^[4]
Nangpa La		5806m (19,049feet)		^[5]
Tipta La		5118m (16,791feet)		^[6]
Umbak Pass		5806m (19,049feet)		^[7]
Ghari La		5746m (18,852feet)
Lumba Sumba		5160m (16,930feet)
Kang La Pass	Gandaki Province	5306m (17,408feet)		^[8]
Kora La		4660m (15,290feet)		^[9]
Thorong La		5416m (17,769feet)		^[10]
Larkya La		5106m (16,752feet)		^[11]
Nyalu Lagna Pass	Karnali Province	4995m (16,388feet)		^[12]
Tinkar Pass	Sudurpashchim Province	5258m (17,251feet)		^[13]
Lipulekh Pass		5110m (16,770feet)	Claimed by Nepal	^[14]
Limpiyadhura Pass		5530m (18,140feet)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Himalayan Journal . 1990 . Oxford University Press . 148 . en .
2. Web site: Nepal’s Three Passes Trek: Cho La . 2018-09-26 . Halfway Anywhere .
3. Web site: Sikkim builds road to Nepal for trade and tourism . 24 March 2021 . The Telegraph .
4. Book: The Alpine Journal . 1992 . Alpine Club . 268 . 9780091774226 . en .
5. Web site: Nangpa La pass, Asia. 24 March 2021. Encyclopædia Britannica. en.
6. Web site: The wild road to Tipta La pass, Asia. 2024-05-28. Dangerous Roads Organization. en.
7. Web site: Umbak Pass Weng po la Shan k ou Nepal general . getamap network . 2024-05-28 .
8. Book: Waddell, L. Austine . Among the Himalayas . 5 March 2015 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-08163-4 . 416 . en .
9. Web site: A Himalayan Border Trilogy: The Political Economies of Transport Infrastructure and Disaster Relief between China and Nepal Cross-Currents. 24 March 2021. cross-currents.berkeley.edu.
10. Web site: Trekking Nepal's most hair-raising passes . 24 March 2021 . Lonely Planet . en .
11. Web site: Crossing the Larkya La . 24 March 2021 . Nepali Times .
12. Book: Armington, Stan . Humla to Mt. Kailas . 1993 . Mandala Book Point . 24 . en .
13. Book: Schrader, Heiko . Trading Patterns in the Nepal Himalayas . 1988 . Bow Historical Books . 978-3-88156-405-2 . 99 . en .
14. Web site: Hardaha . Rashi . 10 January 2021 . Oli reiterates Nepal will get back territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India . 24 March 2021 . India TV . en .