Umling La or Umlung La is the highest paved road and mountain pass in the world, located in Ladakh, India, on the ridgeline between Koyul Lungpa and the Indus River near Demchok. At an elevation of 5,882.64 metres (19,300.0 ft), it forms the source for the Umlung stream that drains into the Indus and a tributary of the Kiungdul river that drains into Koyul Lungpa.
| Umling La | |
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 Summit, with two auto rickshaws | |
| Elevation | 5,882.64 metres (19,300.0 ft) |
| Location | Ladakh, India |
| Range | Himalaya, Ladakh Range |
| Coordinates | 32°41′56″N 79°17′04″E / 32.6990°N 79.2845°E |
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The Umling La pass is traversed by a road between Chisumle and Demchok, also called the Umling La Road, which ascends to a height of 5882.64 metres (19,300 feet) in the vicinity of the pass, making it the world's highest motorable road.[1]
Chisumle-Demchok road edit
In 2017 a road was constructed between Chisumle and Demchok villages passing through Umling La. The road was completed by the Border Roads Organization of India, making it the world's highest motorable road and pass.[2] The pass is located at kilometre 24, part of the 52 kilometres (32 mi) Chisumle-Demchok road.
World Records edit
On September 16, 2022, at 11:04 a.m. (Indian Standard Time), a Canadian team (Greg Harris and Priya Singh) and a Swiss team (Michele Daryanani & Nevena Lazarevic) set the world record for the highest altitude at which an auto rickshaw has ever been driven. The two teams set the record by driving to the summit of Umling La Pass at an altitude of 5,798 meters (19,022 feet).[3]
The two teams were participating in the Rickshaw Run (Himalayan Edition), an event promoted by The Adventurists, where teams drive auto rickshaws from the Thar desert town of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to the Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh. Rickshaw Run teams are given the start and finish lines, but are otherwise unsupported and left to their own navigational choices in completing the approximately 2,300 km journey.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Highest altitude road". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Umling La now the highest motorable road: New benchmark for motoring adventure junkies". Express Drives. The Financial Express. The Indian Express. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Auto rickshaws take world's highest road to set world record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/10/25/india-Richshaw-Run-world-record-altitude/7301666713774/