Travel guide to the top of Gele La
China, asia
41 km
4,369 m
moderate
Year-round
Gele La is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4.369m (14,333ft) above the sea level, located in Jomda County, in Chamdo in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
The curvy road to the summit is the challenging
China National Highway 317
. It’s paved. When the snow falls - which it does in the winter – things get tough and slippery. The pass is 41.0km (25.47 miles) long, running from Qu’nyido to Kargang. There are many dangerous sections of road along the route, and oxygen is scarce in the high altitude, making driving even more of a challenge.
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Road Details
- Country
- China
- Continent
- asia
- Length
- 41 km
- Max Elevation
- 4,369 m
- Difficulty
- moderate
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