DUMDONGLA L'HAPS
27.500000,88.066700
Description
Several dark and comparatively extensive caves in gneiss, which were said to give access to fabulous tunnels, observed the revenue surveyor Captain Walter Stanhope SHERWILL (1853: 612, map opposite page 540) when approaching on 19th August 1852 the »mountain Dumdongla [note 1]« on the »Singaleelah« or Singalila Ridge (note 2) on the Sikkim - Nepal border:
NOTE 1: »Dumdongla« (SHERWILL 1853) seems to be not a mountain but a Dumdong La or Dumdong Pass. NOTE 2: »Singaleelah« (SHERWILL 1853) is Singalila N27°14': E088°02' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 26 C3, C4). NOTE 3: This »footpath descending towards Nepal« is suspected to follow the north-western / right bank of the »Inwa Khola« (Central Service Map 1 to 125'000 sheet: 01 Taplejung, 1989 edition) or »Iwa Pokhar« (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 26 B3, B4, C3 and C4).
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1852.09.10: Captain Walter Stanhope SHERWILL (1853: 613), Revenue Surveyor, passed by »several caves in gneiss called by the Lepchas L'haps.«
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.6 | NEGO CAVE | ||
| 12.8 | DECHEN PHUG, Dzongri, Jongri, Zongri | ||
| 13.0 | KIBEK CAVE | ||
| 19.0 | YOUKHUMNEY CAVE | ||
| 19.4 | DECHEN PHUG, Netham: YESHE TSOGYAL PHUG | ||
| 19.4 | DECHEN PHUG, Netham: PADMASAMBHAVA PHUG | ||
| 19.4 | DUPHUG | ||
| 21.0 | ZOOM ROCK GARDEN CAVE | ||
| 21.2 | NARBUGANG |