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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Takling La
| photo = Above the Takling pass.JPG
| photo_caption = Above the Takling pass
| elevation_m = 5575
| elevation_ref =<ref name="wikimapia.org">{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1457628/Takling-La-5575m|title=Takling La (5575m) - Wikimapia|website=wikimapia.org}}</ref>
| traversed = [[Spiti]] to [[Ladakh]]
| location = [[India]]
| range = [[Himalayas]]
| coords = {{coord|32|30|12|N|77|59|01|E|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
|map= India Himachal Pradesh
}}

'''Takling La''' is a parallel trek route through the Parana La (pass), located in the [[Himalayan Mountains]].<ref>http://bameduniya.tripod.com/ladakh.html</ref> Parana La is the most famous [[trekking|trek]] route of Spiti and connects [[Kaza]] to [[Karzok]]. It has an altitude of 18,600 ft (5669 Meters) and follows the traditional trade route between [[Ladakh]] and Spiti Valley.

This pass was initially used as a trade route between [[Spiti Valley|Spiti]] and [[Ladakh]] and was popular throughout the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Spiti Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya|last=Kapadia|first=Harish|publisher=Indus Publishing Company|year=1999|isbn=81-7387-093-4|location=New Delhi|pages=177}}</ref> Over the years, it diminished in use. In 1993, Romesh Bhattacharjee led a group of students from Delhi through this pass.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Spiti Adventures in the Trans-Himalayan|last=Kapadia|first=Harish|publisher=Indus Publishing Company|year=1999|isbn=81-7387-093-4|location=New Delhi|pages=177}}</ref> According to Bhattacharjee, many points along the trail serve as the passage across the ridge known as Takling La (Pass).<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==

Takling La is a mountain pass located in the [[Spiti]] [[district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is a {{Convert|5575|m|}} high [[Mountain pass|pass]] and is parallel to Parang La.<ref name="wikimapia.org"/> The pass is located in between Pare Chu [[river]] and Takshan Nala and is most easily accessible from June through September.<ref name="taklingla.blogspot.in">{{cite web|url=http://taklingla.blogspot.in/|title=Takling La|website=taklingla.blogspot.in}}</ref>

==Trek==
Takling La trek starts at [[Kibber]] village or Kyoto and runs towards the [[Karzok|Korzoke]] village of Tso Morrori,<ref name="taklingla.blogspot.in"/><ref name="tripod.com">{{cite web|url=http://bameduniya.tripod.com/ladakh.html|title=TREKS for OUTLOOK TRAVELLER ( across Takling Lah to Ladakh|website=bameduniya.tripod.com}}</ref> The temperature starts to drop between late August and the beginning of September. Late June to mid-August is best for trekking due to the weather.<ref name="tripod.com"/>

<gallery>
File:Takling valley other side view.JPG|Takling valley other side view
File:Takling Nala camp.JPG|Takling Nala camp
File:Takling valley.JPG|Takling valley
File:Takling Pass.JPG|Takling Pass
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Borasu pass]]
*[[Rupin Pass]]
*[[Saach Pass]]
*[[Pin Parvati Pass]]

==External links==
*[http://wikimapia.org/1457593/Kibber-Spiti Wikimapia]
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/shimla/kaza-hill-station.html Kaza Hill Station]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Mountain passes of India}}

[[Category:Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district]]

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