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The Ladakh Range is regarded as a southern extension of the Karakoram Range, which runs for 230 miles (370 km) from the confluence of the Indus and Shyok rivers in Baltistan to the Tibetan border of Ladakh in the southeast. [1] [2] The southern extension of the Ladakh Range is called the Kailash Range, especially in Tibet. [3]
Mountain range (sub-range) River valley Glacier Saltoro Kangri [2] 7742 Karakoram (Saltoro range) Saltoro Valley: Saser Kangri I 7672 Karakoram (Saser Muztagh) Shyok River, Nubra River: Mamostong Kangri: 7516 Karakoram Saser Kangri II 7513 Karakoram Saser Kangri III 7495 Karakoram Teram Kangri I 7462 Karakoram K-12: 7428 Karakoram Saser Kangri ...
The Ladakh Range has no major peaks; its average height is a little less than 6,000 m (20,000 ft), and few of its passes are less than 5,000 m (16,000 ft). The Pangong range runs parallel to the Ladakh Range for about 100 km (62 mi) northwest from Chushul along the southern shore of the Pangong Lake. Its highest point is about 6,700 m (22,000 ...
Historic Ladakh consists of a number of distinct areas (mainly under Indian rule), including the fairly populous main Indus valley, the more remote Zanskar (in the south) and Nubra valleys (to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range, a high motorable pass at 5,359 metres (17,582 ft)), the almost deserted Aksai Chin (under Chinese rule) and the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim ...
The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the yellow and green portions of this map, lie in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) The Indian Himalayan Region (abbreviated to IHR) is the section of the Himalayas within the Republic of India, spanning thirteen Indian states and union territories, namely Ladakh, [1] Jammu and Kashmir, [2] [3] [4] Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West ...
Chang La is a high mountain pass in Ladakh at an elevation of 5,391.3024 m (17,688.000 ft) in the Ladakh Range between Leh and the Shyok River valley. [1] [2] The Chang La, on Leh to Pangong Lake road, [3] lies on the Leh-Karu-Sakti-Zingral-Chang La-Durbuk-Tangtse-Pangong Lake motorable road.
Location of Ladakh Banner of Ladakh. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ladakh: Ladakh – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was under the jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir. Its location is covered by the Himalayan and Karakoram mountains.
Zanskar is a high altitude semi-desert lying on the northern flank of the Himalayan Range. This mountain range acts as a barrier protecting Ladakh and Zanskar from most of the monsoon, resulting in a pleasantly warm and dry climate in the summer. Rain and snowfall during this period are scarce, although recent decades have shown a trend towards ...