Lipulekh
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Overview
Lipulekh is a pass from Uttarakhand into Tibet, near the India–Nepal–China tri-junction, and it is a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route. After India opened a road to it in 2020, Nepal issued a new map claiming the Kalapani–Lipulekh–Limpiyadhura area.
The pass lies at the head of the Kali river valley in Pithoragarh district, above 5,000 m.
It was reopened for the yatra and border trade under India–China agreements, and Gunji and Nabhidhang are stops on the Indian side.
Nepal's claim rests on its reading of the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, which made the Kali river the western boundary of Nepal; the two sides differ over where the river's source lies.
India's official map shows the Kalapani area within Uttarakhand.
Geography and key facts
- Uttarakhand–Tibet pass
- Kailash Mansarovar route
- Kalapani dispute with Nepal (2020 map)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on passes and on India–Nepal irritants.
Note for UPSC
Uttarakhand–Tibet pass near the India–Nepal–China tri-junction; a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route.
Passes are often asked as state–pass pairs or in a north-to-south order; learn which places each pass links.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Lipulekh yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain pass
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- 30.234°N, 81.029°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.