Chang La Pass

Ascending to a dizzying 5,360 meters (17,590 ft), Chang La Pass is among the highest motorable roads in the world and the iconic gateway connecting the Indus Valley to Pangong Tso. Draped in colorful Buddhist prayer flags and home to the sacred Changla Baba shrine, it rewards adventurous travelers with crisp alpine air and dramatic panoramas of rugged snow-capped peaks.