Bilafond La (meaning "Pass of the Butterflies" in
Balti language, also known as the
Saltoro Pass, is a
mountain pass situated on
Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast
Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between
Pakistan and
India as part of the
Simla Agreement. Bilafond La (Pass of the Butterflies) is on the ancient Silk Route linking undivided India and China.