The Changla pass in Ladakh, India is the third highest motorable mountain pass in the world at an altitude of 5270 m (17300 ft). Marsimik la is arguably the world's highest pass at 5638 m (18500 feet) however, officially Khardung la stands as the highest at 18380 feet ASL. Tanglang la is the second highest pass and is reached via the famous 21 Gata loops. Tikse monastery, Ladakh Hemis Monastery in the 1870s Ladakh is the largest district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, covering more than half the area of the state (of which it is the eastern part). ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ...