The highest drivable road in the world is the Umling La Pass in Ladakh, India. Located in the eastern Ladakh region near the Indo-China border, Umling La sits at an astounding altitude of 19,024 feet (5,882 meters) above sea level. That’s higher than Mount Everest Base Camp, Higher than Mount Elbrus in Russia and Higher than any civilian airstrip on Earth. The oxygen level drops to nearly 50 percent. So even walking for a few minutes at the pass feels like sprinting up ten floors without a bre
