Jelep La

Jelep La
Jelep La
Traditional Chinese	則里拉山口
Simplified Chinese	则里拉山口
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	zélǐlā shānkǒu

Jelep La
Jelep La
	Jelep La Tibetan Frontier by Nicholas Roerich
Elevation	14,390 ft (4,386 m)
Location	Sikkim, India – Tibet, China
Range	Himalaya
Coordinates	27°22′02″N 88°51′57″E
	Jelep La Jelep La

Jelep La (Tibetan: རྫི་ལི་ལ, Wylie: rdzi li la, THL: dzi li la; Chinese: 则里拉山口; pinyin: Zé lǐlā shānkǒu) elevation 14,390 feet (4,390 m), is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on a route that connects Lhasa to India. The pass is about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Nathu La and is slightly higher. It was frequently used for trade between Tibet and India during the British Raj, with Kalimpong serving as the contact point. The Menmecho Lake lies below the Jelep La.

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