Pass · Ladakh

Umling La

5,631 m18,474 ft

Tonight: -17°CClear · Wind 7 km/h SW

Umling La is a mountain pass at 5,631 m in Ladakh, India.

All facts

Saddle: 5,631 m
Lowest point: 5,470 m / 5,303 m

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Pass

Umling La: the climb from each side

Crossed by: Chisumle-Demchok Road

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

3D map

Umling La 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Umling La terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Umling La elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Umling La weather

Tonight · Clear · -17°C (1°F) · Wind 7 km/h SW

Umling La forecast for about 5,631 m.

Tonight-17°–7 km/h SW
Today-19°-7°–21 km/h SW
Sun-19°-8°–15 km/h W
Mon-19°-6°–18 km/h SW
Tue-18°-7°–12 km/h SW
Wed-17°-6°–11 km/h SW
Thu-15°-5°–13 km/h SW
Fri-15°-3°–13 km/h SW
Sat-14°-4°–7 km/h SW
Sun-15°-4°–10 km/h W

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

Camping & parking near Umling La

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

Nearest campsite
Karale
5.6 km W · +2 more within 7.6 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
KaraleCampsite	5.6 km W
KaraleCampsite	5.6 km W
Campsite	7.6 km NNE

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°

41.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

51.5%

Steep, 30–45°

6.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 6.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,030 m low point 5,102 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 98.2%Grassland 1.2%Moss & lichen 0.6%

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

Where it sits

Where Umling La sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Nako Lake110 km SW

Downloads

Umling La downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGUmling La satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-25)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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 · Wikipedia

Umling La

West → east through the centre

Nearest campsite