MOimTAINS AND PASSES. 



Choten Nyema, 19,000. — Formerly the direct route to the district 

 of Ser-Tinki when that place belonged to Sikhim : now seldom 

 used. 



Jonsong-la, 22,350. — Almost unused. 



Kanchinjingna, 28,156. 



Kabru, 24,015. 



Kangla-Nangma-la, 16,740. — Leading to Walloon-gola on the 

 Nepalese-Tibetan frontier. 



Kangrangla, 14,770. 



Chiabhangan or Singali-la, 10,320. — The main pass on the chief 

 route between Sikhim and Nepal. 



Go-cha, 12,130. — Usually, but improperly, called Singa-le-la, 



On the main ridge running south-east from Kanchinjingna and 

 separating the Eungeet from the Talung Chu we meet with the 



Guicha-la, 16,500. 



Pandim, 22,020. 



Narsing, 19,150. 



On the ridge rimning due east and separating the Talung Chu 

 from the Zemu are — 



Simolchu (D. 2j, 22,300. 



Yeumtsola, 15,800. 



Lama-anden or Tak-cham (D. 3), 19,210. 



Other notable mountains and jjasses are — 



Kangchinjhau, 22,550; 



Sibula, 17,590; 



Phalung, 16,150; 



Chango-Khang, 20,990; 

 all on the range separating the Lachen-Lachung : 



Phieungong, 12,130, on the road to the Chola, and 



Jongri, 15,140, at the junction of the routes from the Guicha-la 

 and Kangla-nangma-la. 



Moinam, 10,637, and Tendong, 8,675, are conspicuous in the 

 landscape, as viewed from Darjeeling. 



There are no towns or even villages in Sikhim ; the nearest 

 approach to the latter is to be found in tlie collection of houses near 

 the Eaja's palaces at Tumlong and Gantok, round some of the larger 

 monasteries, such as Pemiongchi, Tashiding, Phensung, and a few 

 others at the copper mines of Pache near Dikkeling and the bazars 

 at Rhenock, Pakhyong, the Rungeet and Rummam. 



Round each monastery will be found separate houses in which 

 the monks reside, but these are so few that the term " village," if 

 applied to them, would be a misnomer. 



In Sikhim there are some 36 monasteries, whose origin is detailed 

 in subsequent chapters. 



