Sasser Pass
Mountain pass in Ladakh, India
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::summary Mountain pass in Ladakh, India ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saser Pass |
| photo | Sasser Pass, Nubra ca. 1857.jpg |
| photo_caption | Saser Pass, Nubra c. 1857 |
| elevation_m | 5411 |
| location | Ladakh, India |
| range | Karakoram Range |
| map | India Ladakh#India |
| map_caption | Location in Ladakh, India |
| coordinates | |
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| name = Saser Pass | photo = Sasser Pass, Nubra ca. 1857.jpg | photo_caption = Saser Pass, Nubra c. 1857 | elevation_m = 5411 | elevation_ref = | traversed = | location = Ladakh, India | range = Karakoram Range | map = India Ladakh#India | map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India | coordinates = | topo =
Saser Pass, Saser La, or Sasser Pass (el. 5411 m) is a high mountain pass in the Indian union territory of Ladakh on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh to Yarkand, in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang. 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.
History
:"This was the notorious Sasser, not the highest but probably the most impressive and dangerous [of the passes along the caravan route between Ladakh and Yarkand]."
The Saser Pass could not be avoided on the caravan route in summer and took a huge toll on caravan pack animals, such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bactrian camels, which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Saser Pass.
Saser Pass lies 37 km southeast of the Siachen Glacier area that the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan failed to define clearly.
References
References
- GeoNames.org. "Saser Pass".
- Keay, John. ''When Men and Mountains Meet'', p. 182. (1977) Reprint: Oxford University Press. Karachi, 1993. {{ISBN. 0-19-577465-5.
- ''Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition'', p. 42. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. {{ISBN. 81-7303-032-4.
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