Lipulekh Pass
High mountain pass connecting and India with Tibet, China
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Lipulekh La, Lipulekh Pass or Lipu Gad as called in Kumaoni is a Himalayan pass at the border between Kumaon, India and Tibet region held by China. The Old Lipulekh Peak or Old Lipulekh Pass, a Mount Kailash viewing point at 17,500 ft elevation, lies west of Lipulekh Pass. The Lipulekh pass is near the trading town of Taklakot (Purang) in Tibet and has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet. It is also used by pilgrims to Kailas and Manasarovar. It is reached by the Pithoragarh-Lipulekh Pass Highway (PLPH), and a spur from Nabhidhang (Nabidhang) runs along a glaciated river to Om Parvat. Mount Kailash in Tibet can be viewed from India from the Old Lipulekh Peak which lies northeast of Gunji and the Limpiyadhura Pass which lies northwest of Gunji. The Kali River rises from the Limpiyadhura northeast of Gunji and flows by the KMVN Huts at Nabhidhang, ITBP Base Camp, Indian Forest Police Checkpost to Gunji.
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