Baralacha La
| Baralacha La | |||
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 View from Baralacha La North to Baralacha La South |
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| Pass height | 4940 m | ||
| District | Lahaul and Spiti ( Himachal Pradesh State , India ) | ||
| Watershed | Bhaga | Yunan → Tsarap | |
| Valley locations | Darcha | Sarchu | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Mountains | Himalayas | ||
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N , 77 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
The Baralacha La (also Paralatse La ) is a mountain pass in the Lahaul and Spiti district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northwest India .
It separates the headwaters of the Bhaga and Chandra , which after their confluence in Tandi near Keylong flow as Chandrabhaga ( Chanab ) in a south-westerly direction to the Indus from the headwaters of the Yunan , which flows northwards to the Indus via the Tsarap , Lungnak and Zanskar .
The southern, 4940-meter-high pass that can only be crossed on foot, about 3 kilometers south of the Manali-Leh Highway , separates the Yunan and Chandra valleys, while the northern pass, used by the Manali-Leh Highway, is 4890 meters high Yunan and Bhaga valleys. Due to the altitude, it can only be used seasonally (May to September) to a limited extent; the southern pass is used in the months of July to September as a direct connection between Ladakh or Zanskar and the hospital .