Elevation 4,593 m | Range Himalayas | |
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Location India (Sikkim) – China (Tibet Autonomous Region) | ||
Cho La or Cho-la (Chinese: 卓拉山口) is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is situated around four miles to the north-west of Nathu La.
The pass was the scene of a clash between Chinese and Indian troops on 1 October 1967.
The road is inaccessible during colder half of the year. On the Chinese side, there is a border guard outpost at 4,783 metres (15,692 ft) above sea level. Road to the outpost was repaved in 2016
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Cho La, Sikkim Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA