Ngamba La: The Road That Has It All
Ngamba La is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4.583m (15,036ft) above the sea level, located on the boundary of Sichuan and Qinghai provinces, in China.
![Ngamba La](https://www.dangerousroads.org/cache/images/900x/4/ngambala0-4fe86650.jpg)
The curvy road to the summit is totally paved. It’s called S307-G345. The pass is 52.1km (32.37 miles) long, running west-east from Xiewuzhen (Qinghai province) to Sexu Town (Sichuan province). As in most of the mountain passes in Tibet, there is a prayer flags construction over the road and a lot of throwing papers.
The road is long and arduous and crosses several mountain passes through remote areas, so you need to be prepared. Coming from the east is a very slow climb but on the west side there are some steeper switchbacks. The pass is also known as Anba La. The climb is very steep, hitting a 7% of maximum gradient through some of the ramps.
Pic: Jaap Vinke