Jelep La

Jelep La
Jelep La Tibetan Frontier by Nicholas Roerich
Elevation14,390 ft (4,386 m)[1]
LocationSikkim, India – Tibet, China
RangeHimalaya
Coordinates27°22′02″N 88°51′57″E / 27.367194°N 88.865747°E / 27.367194; 88.865747
Jelep La is located in Sikkim
Jelep La
Jelep La
Jelep La is located in Tibet
Jelep La
Jelep La
Jelep La
Traditional Chinese則里拉山口
Simplified Chinese则里拉山口
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzélǐlā shānkǒu

Jelep La[a] (Tibetan: རྫི་ལི་ལ, Wylie: rdzi li la, THL: dzi li la; Chinese: 则里拉山口; pinyin: Zé lǐlā shānkǒu)[6] elevation 14,390 feet (4,390 m),[1] is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on a route that connects Lhasa to India. The pass is about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Nathu La and is slightly higher. It was frequently used for trade between Tibet and India during the British Raj, with Kalimpong serving as the contact point. The Menmecho Lake lies below the Jelep La.

  1. ^ a b Brown, Tours in Sikhim (1934), p. 142.
  2. ^ Smith, Aline and Sub-Alpine Vegetation (1913).
  3. ^ Shakabpa, Tibet: A Political History (1984), p. 210.
  4. ^ Edgar, Report on a Visit to Sikhim (1874), p. 5.
  5. ^ Temple, The Lake Region of Sikkim (1881).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference McKay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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