Fotu La

Fotu La
Fotu La
Hindi: fōtu lā
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Elevation	4,108 m (13,478 ft)
Traversed by	Srinagar-Leh highway
Location
Location	Ladakh, India
Range	Himalaya, Ladakh Range
Coordinates	34°17′38″N 76°42′08″E / 34.29389°N 76.70222°E

Fotu La (Hindi: fōtu lā) or Fatu La is a mountain pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Zanskar Range of the Himalayas^[1] in India.^[2] At an elevation of 4,108 metres (13,478 ft), it is the highest point on the highway, surpassing the famed Zoji La.

Fotu La is one of two high mountain passes between Leh and Kargil, the other being Namika La.^[1]

Moving eastwards, the highway begins to descend towards the Lamayuru after Fotu La. There is a Prasar Bharati television relay station serving Lamayuru located on the pass.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Hilary Keating (July–August 1993). "The Road to Leh". Saudi Aramco World. 44 (4). Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company: 8–17. ISSN 1530-5821. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
↑ GeoNames. "Fotu La Pass". Retrieved 17 June 2009.

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[Keating-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Hilary Keating (July–August 1993). "The Road to Leh". Saudi Aramco World. 44 (4). Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company: 8–17. ISSN 1530-5821. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

[2] GeoNames. "Fotu La Pass". Retrieved 17 June 2009.

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v t e Mountain passes of India
Himalayas–Karakoram	Auden's Col Banihal Pass Bara-lacha la Bhaba Pass Bilafond La Borasu Pass Bum La Pass Chang La Chanshal Pass Cho La Debsa Pass Diphu Pass Dongkha La Fotu La Goecha La Gyong La Indira Col Indrahar Pass Jelep La Jianan Pass Karakoram Pass Kepang La Khardung La Kongka Pass Kunzum Pass Lipulekh Pass Lungalacha La Mana Pass Marsimik La Nama Pass Namika La Nathu La Pangsau Pass Pensi La Pin Parbati Pass Rezang La Rohtang Pass Rupin Pass Saach Pass Sasser Pass Sela Pass Shingo La Shipki La Sia La Sin La Sinthan Pass Spanggur Gap Tanglang La Traill's Pass Tulung La Umling La Zojila Pass
Western Ghats	Amboli Ghat Amba Ghat Ambenali Ghat Bhor Ghat Braganza Ghats Chandanapuri Ghat Charmadi Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kashedi Ghat Katraj Ghat Khambatki Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Tamhini Ghat Thal Ghat Thamarassery Churam Varandha Ghat
Others	Haldighati Pass
See also: Mountain Railways of India

Fotu La
Hindi: fōtu lā
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Elevation	4,108 m (13,478 ft)
Traversed by	Srinagar-Leh highway
Location
Location	Ladakh, India
Range	Himalaya, Ladakh Range
Coordinates	34°17′38″N 76°42′08″E / 34.29389°N 76.70222°E / 34.29389; 76.70222