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The Chang La (el. 5360 m or 17590 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh India. It is the third highest motorable road in the world.The Chang La is on the route to Pangong Lake from Leh. The name literally means Pass towards the South or Pass in the South (Chang = south La = Pass). It is falsely claimed that the pass is named after the supposed sadhu Changla Baba a myth propagated by the dedication of a temple at the pass to the supposed Changla Baba.
