Tags: Mountain Pass.
Nathu La (Devanagari नाथू ला; Tibetan: རྣ་ཐོས་ལ་ IAST: Nāthū Lā Chinese: 乃堆拉山口 Nǎiduīlā Shānkǒu) is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass at 4310 m (14140 ft) above mean sea level forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. Nathu means listening ears and La means pass in Tibetan. On the Indian side the pass is 54 km (34 mi) east of Gangtok the capital of Indian state of Sikkim.
