Cho La (Sikkim and Tibet)
| Cho La | |
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| གྲོ་ལ | |
| Elevation | 4,593 m (15,069 ft) |
| Location | Sikkim, India – Tibet, China |
| Range | Himalaya |
| Coordinates | 27°25′22″N 88°48′04″E / 27.4227728°N 88.8011808°E |
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| Chinese | 卓拉山口 | ||||||
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Cho La or Cho-la (Tibetan: གྲོ་ལ, Wylie: gro la) is a mountain pass in the Chola range of the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is situated around four miles to the north-west of Nathu La.
Cho La used to be the main mountain pass between Sikkim and the Chumbi Valley (Yadong County), connecting the Sikkimese capital of Tumlong with the Chumbi town. Towards the end of the 19th century, the British developed Jelep La, and later Nathu La, as they were accessible from British India, and Cho La fell into relative disuse.