{
  "name": "Chele La",
  "slug": "chele-la",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/chele-la/",
  "summary": "At 3,988 m, the Chele La is the highest motorable pass in Bhutan, carrying the road over the ridge between the Paro valley and the remote Haa valley, with views of Jomolhari on clear days.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SNH6"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Bhutan",
    "region": "Paro–Haa",
    "start": {
      "name": "Paro",
      "lat": 27.429804,
      "lon": 89.414855
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Haa",
      "lat": 27.389371,
      "lon": 89.278442
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 42.3,
    "lengthKm": 68.1,
    "driveMinutes": 104,
    "corners": 361,
    "hairpins": 29,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 3805.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Road may close in winter due to heavy snowfall and ice",
    "Avalanche risk on exposed sections near the summit",
    "Narrow carriageway with sharp turns and sheer unguarded drops",
    "Acute altitude effects possible at the 3,988 m summit"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Chele-la",
    "Yak Monument",
    "Haa Wangchuk LoDzong"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 681
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}