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Cho La, Sikkim
- Tonight
- -6°CFair · Wind 11 km/h SW
Cho La, Sikkim is a mountain pass at 4,509 m in People's Republic of China.
All facts
- Saddle
- 4,509 m
- Lowest point
- 4,178 m / 3,801 m
Cho La, Sikkim: the climb from each side
Crossed by: a mapped road
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Cho La, Sikkim 3D map
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Cho La, Sikkim terrain and contours
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Cho La, Sikkim elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Cho La, Sikkim weather
Today · Fair · -6 / 3°C (21 / 37°F) · Wind 11 km/h SW
Cho La, Sikkim forecast for about 4,509 m.
- Today-6°3°–11 km/h SW
- Sun-5°4°–11 km/h SW
- Mon-3°5°–10 km/h SW
- Tue-2°6°–12 km/h SW
- Wed-2°6°–10 km/h SW
- Thu-3°1°30.2 mm4 km/h NE
- Fri-2°-1°92.6 mm3 km/h NE
- Sat-3°1°43.5 mm5 km/h SE
- Sun-6°5°0.2 mm7 km/h SW
- Mon-7°5°0.3 mm6 km/h SW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.
Camping & parking near Cho La, Sikkim
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Cho La, Sikkim, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
4.5 km SSE
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 42.6% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,464 m low point 3,629 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Where Cho La, Sikkim sits
- Range
- Himalayas121
Nearby places
Nathu LaPass · 4,310 m↑4.4 km SE
Lake Tsongmo3,780 m↑6.3 km SW
Lake Menmecho↑11 km SSE
Chumbi Valley↑13 km NE
GipmochiPeak · 4,427 m↑19 km SSE
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)