Cherko la

Cherko La
Cherko La
Elevation4,810 m (15,781 ft)
Traversed by G219
LocationGar, Ngari, Tibet, China
RangeGangdise Shan (Transhimalaya, Tibetan Plateau)
Coordinates31°21′N 80°36′E / 31.35°N 80.6°E / 31.35; 80.6
Cherko la
Traditional Chinese加果拉達坂
Simplified Chinese加果拉达坂
Transcriptions

Cherko la (Chinese: 加果拉达坂) is a mountain pass in Gar, Ngari, Tibet.[1] It forms the watershed between Langqen Zangbo and Gar Tsangpo, a headwater of Sengge Zangbo.

References

  1. ^ Rizvi, Janet (2001). Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh (2 ed.). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 33, 179. ISBN 978-0-19-565817-0. Retrieved 2025-11-10 – via Google Books.