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Coordinates: 27°36′28″N 88°11′13″E / 27.60778°N 88.18694°E

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Goecha La
View of 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; 88.18694

Goecha La (el. 4940 mt or 16,207 ft) is a high mountain pass in Gyalshing district, Sikkim, India in the Himalaya range. The southeast face of Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain, can be viewed from the pass, which is also a base camp for those aspiring to scale the mountain. They say that when the government authorities first saw the view from Goecha La, they were so moved by the view that they decided to feature it on the Rs.100 note.^[1]

Trekking

Trekking through the Kanchenjunga National Park, in one of the greenest regions in the world, remains one of the top things to do for any holiday maker in the Himalayas. The weather remains clear during the winters and dramatic during the pre-monsoon season, with misty clouds.

The trek itself can be challenging in terms of distances to be covered in a day. Acclimatization is important due to the huge changes in altitude over a small time during this trek.

List of Himalayan peaks seen on Goechala Trek from Dzongri Top, Thansing and Goechala:

Kanchenjunga (8586m)
Talung (7349m)
Rathong (6679m)
Kabru N (7353m)
Koktang (6147m)
Simvo (6812m)
Kabru S (7318m)
Kabru Dome (6600m)
Kabru Forked (6100m)
Pandim (6691m)
Tenchenkhang (6010m)
Jupono (5650m)

The basic itinerary:

Drive from Siliguri to Yuksom
Yuksom to Sachen (10 km hike)
Sachen to Tshoka (7 km hike)
Tshoka to Dzongri (10 km hike)
Rest and hike to Dzongri La Pass (4417 m)
Dzongri to Thansing (10 km hike)
Thansing to Goecha La Pass and back (14 km hike)
Thansing to Tshoka (16 km hike)
Tshoka to Yuksom (17 km hike)
Drive back to Siliguri

Panoramic view from Goecha La. Mt. Kanchenjunga seen on extreme right with snow blowing off of its summit

Film

Singalila in the Himalaya http://theindia.info/SingaliLaInTheHimalaya Film on the history of Singalila ridge through a 14-day trek.
Goecha La: In Search of Kangchenjunga

References

^ "Goechala Trek". sandakphutrek.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

Goechala Trek, A Dazzling Journey to Nature's Lap in Sikkim =

Mountain passes of India

Rail

Mountain railways	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Kalka–Shimla railway Kangra Valley Railway Matheran Hill Railway Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Rail mountain passes	Bhor Ghat Braganza Ghats Budhni-Barkhera Ghat Palakkad Gap Shindawane Ghat Thal Ghat

Road

Ladakh	Bilafond La Chang La Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Jianan Pass Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Marsimik La Sasser Pass Sia La Spanggur Gap Tanglang La Umling La Zojila Pass
Himalaya	Auden's Col Banihal Pass Bara-lacha la Bhaba Pass Bum La Pass Borasu Pass Chanshal Pass Cho La Debsa Pass Diphu Pass Dongkha La Goecha La Indrahar Pass Jelep La Kepang La Kunzum Pass Lipulekh Pass Lungalacha La Mana Pass Nama Pass Namika La Nathu La Pangsau Pass Pensi La Pin Parbati Pass Rezang La Rohtang Pass Rupin Pass Saach Pass Sela Pass Shingo La Shipki La Sin La Sinthan Pass Traill's Pass Tulung La
Western Ghats	Agumbe Ghat Amboli Ghat Amba Ghat Ambenali ghat Balebare Ghat Bisle Ghat Bopdev Ghat Bhor Ghat Bhoste Ghat Chandanapuri Ghat Charmadi Ghat Chorla Ghat Dive Ghat Ganesh Ghat Goa Gap Thal Ghat (Kasara Ghat) Kashedi Ghat Kamthe Ghat Katraj Ghat Khambatki Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Mahur Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Parshuram Ghat Pasarni Ghat Phonda Ghat Sampaje Ghat Shiradi Ghat Tamhini Ghat Varandha Ghat
Vindhya	Bheru Ghat Budhni Ghat Manpur Ghat
Others	Asirgarh Ghat Goran Ghat Haldighati Pass

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