Sasser Pass

Saser Pass
Saser Pass, Nubra c. 1857
Elevation5,411 m (17,753 ft)
LocationLadakh, India
RangeKarakoram Range
Coordinates35°2′N 77°44′E / 35.033°N 77.733°E / 35.033; 77.733[1]
Saser Pass is located in Ladakh
Saser Pass
Location in Ladakh
Saser Pass is located in India
Saser Pass
Saser Pass (India)

Saser Pass, Saser La, or Sasser Pass (el. 5,411 m or 17,753 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh and India on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh in Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakoram Pass.

  1. ^ GeoNames.org. "Saser Pass". Retrieved 2009-07-03.