<P> Khardung La is 39 km by road from Leh . The first 24 km, as far as the South Pullu check point, are paved . From there to the North Pullu checkpoint about 15 km beyond the pass the roadway is primarily loose rock, dirt, and occasional rivulets of snow melt . From North Pullu into the Nubra Valley, the road is very well maintained (except in a few places where washouts or falling rock occur). Hired vehicles (two - and four - wheel - drive), heavy trucks, and motorcycles regularly travel into the Nubra Valley, though special permits may need to be arranged for travelers . </P> <P> The 5,359 m (17,582 ft) elevation measure from hundreds of GPS surveys matches SRTM data, ASTER GDEM data, and Russian topographic mapping . It is broadly consistent with numerous GPS reports . </P> <P> Khardung La is at times incorrectly cited as the highest vehicle - accessible pass in the world . A well - graded Indian military road (visible on 2011 imagery on visual globe systems such as Google Earth) reaches 5,610 metres (18,406 ft) 250 meters west of the 5,545 metres (18,192 ft) Mana Pass on the India - Tibet border . It connects with an equally well - constructed, slightly lower Chinese military road based on SRTM data at posting intervals of 30 meters . There are also higher motorable passes at Suge La, west of Lhasa, 5,430 m (17,815 feet), and Semo La 5,565 m (18,258 feet), between Raka and Coqen in Central Tibet . </P> <P> GPS and SRTM data confirms these elevations; the latter was measured by an expedition supported by the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia, Spain . </P>

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