Mig La
Umling La on the Changthang plateau, carrying what is held to be the highest motorable road in the world.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.8661, 79.0716
Get the Mig La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mig La. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mig La
Hanle Observatory 14 km
The darkest sky reserve in India.
Umling La 27 km
The highest motorable road in the world.
Tso Moriri 71 km
A high altitude lake at forty five hundred metres, a Ramsar wetland, and the summer breeding ground of the black necked crane.
Mount Gya 73 km
The highest peak in Himachal, on the Ladakh border, and unclimbed by agreement with the local people.
Rezang La 79 km
Where a hundred and twenty men of 13 Kumaon held the pass in 1962 until almost all were dead.
Pangong Tso 106 km
A salt lake at forty three hundred metres that changes colour through the day, two thirds of it in China.
Tabo Monastery 108 km
A thousand years of murals in mud walls.
Tso Kar 112 km
A salt lake with black necked cranes.
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Questions
Where is Mig La?
Mig La is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hanle Observatory (14 km), Umling La (27 km), Tso Moriri (71 km).
How do I get the Mig La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mig La and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mig La before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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