Goecha La

Goecha La
View to the NE (?) from Goecha La.
Elevation	4,940 m (16,207 ft)
Location	India
Range	Himalaya
Coordinates	27°36′28″N 88°11′13″E / 27.60778°N 88.18694°E / 27.60778; 88.18694Coordinates: 27°36′28″N 88°11′13″E / 27.60778°N 88.18694°E / 27.60778; 88.18694

Trekking map at Yuksom with Goecha La Trek

Goecha La (el. 4940 mt or 16,207 ft) is a high mountain pass in Sikkim, India in the Himalaya range.

The southeast face of Mt. Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain, is viewable from the pass, which is also a base camp for those aspiring to scale the mountain.

Film

Goecha La: In Search of Kangchenjunga by George Thengummoottil http://www.theindia.info/Goecha_La:_In_Search_of_Kangchenjunga Film speaks about Yuksum and Goecha La trekking in Sikkim

References

Mountain passes of India

Rail

Road

Himalaya	Banihal Pass Bara-lacha la Bilafond La Bum La Pass Borasu Pass Chang La Chanshal Pass Cho La Debsa Pass Dehra Compass Diphu Pass Dongkha La Fotu La Goecha La Gyong La Indrahar Pass Jelep La Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Kunzum Pass Lanak La Lipulekh Pass Lungalacha La Mana Pass Marsimik La Nama Pass Namika La Nathu La Pangsau Pass Pensi La Pin Parvati Pass Rohtang Pass Rupin Pass Saach Pass Sasser Pass Sela Pass Shendurjana Ghat Shingo La Shipki La Sia La Sin La Spangur Gap Tanglang La Zoji La

Western Ghats	Amba Ghat Bhor Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kasara Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Varandha Ghat

Others	Asirgarh Haldighati Pass

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