Tags: Mountain Pass.
The Bum La Pass is located about 37 km away from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh at the Indo-China border above 16500 ft above sea level. It is often covered with heavy snow throughout the year. It is one of the most off-beat passes in the world and is also referred to as the pass from where Dalai Lama entered India escaping from Tibet.The road to Bum La is also a historical route the Chinese army marched into India during the 1962 Sino-Indian war.
