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Annapurna II · 7,937 m · 34 km SSE
Pass · Western Development Region

Thorong La

5,370 m17,618 ft
Tonight
-13°CClear · Wind 10 km/h S

Thorong La is a mountain pass at 5,370 m in Western Development Region, Nepal.

All facts
Saddle
5,370 m
Lowest point
4,738 m / 5,043 m
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Thorong La 3D map

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Topographic map

Thorong La topographic map

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Thorong La elevation profile

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Pass

Thorong La: the climb from each side

Saddle 5,370 mThorong High Camp 4,738 m+632 m · 3.0 kmwest side 5,043 m+327 m · 2.7 km

Crossed by: a mapped trail

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

Weather

Thorong La weather

Today · Clear · -13 / -3°C (9 / 27°F) · Wind 10 km/h S

Thorong La forecast for about 5,370 m.

  • Today-13°-3°–10 km/h S
  • Sun-13°-3°–12 km/h SW
  • Mon-14°-1°–11 km/h S
  • Tue-13°-2°–6 km/h SE
  • Wed-13°-1°–6 km/h SE
  • Thu-10°-1°28.6 mm4 km/h SE
  • Fri-7°-5°113.4 mm3 km/h SE
  • Sat-11°-4°3.3 mm7 km/h SE
  • Sun-12°-4°–5 km/h SE
  • Mon-14°-5°–5 km/h SE

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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Thorong La

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Thorong La, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest hut

    0.0 km SSW

    +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    high camp

    3.0 km ESE · +2 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Hut0.0 km SSW
Thorong High Camp HotelHut3.0 km ESE
high campCampsite3.0 km ESE
Hotel New PhediHut3.8 km ESE
Campsite5.5 km SSE
Chulu West base campCampsite6.6 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
17.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
32.5%
Steep, 30–45°
39.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
10.5%
Steeper than 30°
49.9% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
2,327 m low point 4,161 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 54.1%Snow & ice 37.3%Moss & lichen 5.3%Grassland 2.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Thorong La.

NESW1 km3 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Thorong Peak6,144 m 1.8 km SW
  2. 2Yakawa Kang6,482 m 1.9 km N
  3. 3Thoraṅ Phedi5,350 m 2.7 km SE
  4. 4Khatung Kang6,484 m 2.7 km SW
  5. 5Syagang6,026 m 2.8 km S
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 34 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bharal11
  • Tibetan Snowcock10
  • Black-headed Mountain-Finch4
  • Himalayan Snowcock3
  • Red-fronted Rosefinch3
  • Rosy Pipit3
Where it sits

Where Thorong La sits

Range
Himalayas121
Region
Western Development Region13Nepal73Asia964
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Himalayas 6
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-02-18)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia