The river bed you see is approximately at 10,000 feet and the start point is ~14,000 ft. The run only goes upwards from there. The highest point being at 17,700 ft according to us but the board at Khardung La claims to be at 18,000+ which is not right.

1. Course map for 3rd edition

2. Altitude Map
17,700 ft Khardung La 17,583 ft Tanglang La
17,000 5,181
16,000 4,876
15,000 4,572 North Pullu South Pullu
Reach by
7pm, Day 1 Finish
14,000 4,267
Rumptse Reach by Reach by
Khardung Village Midnight, Day 2-3 6pm , Day 3
Lato
13,000 3,962
Miru
12,000 3,657 Karu
1pm 12 Aug Camp
Choglamsar Upshi
Important points
11,000 3,352 Leh - Indian Oil Petrol Station Thiksey
Monastery
(metres)
Altitude
Altitude
(feet)
Distance - Miles
12.4 24.8 37.2 50 62 74.4 86.8 100 111.6 124 137.6
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 222
Distance - Kilometers

3. Start Point

4. Start - Khardung Village

5. Khardung Village-North Pullu

6. North Pullu - Khardung La

7. Khardung La - South Pullu

8. South Pullu - Leh

9. Leh - Choglamsar - Thiksey

10. Thiksey - Karu - Upshi

11. Upshi - Lato - Gya - Rumptse

12. Rumptse Bridge - Tanglang La

13. Tanglang La - Morey Plains

14. La Ultra course