Lying on National Road 27 from Phan Rang to Da Lat, Ngoan Muc Pass (or Xong Pha Pass) is over 20km long, located at the altitude of 1,000m. It has been considered one of the most beautiful passes in the country and praised in a lot of Vietnamese art works, music songs and poems. Ngoan Muc Pass offers spectacular view over a deep slope, pure Da Nhim Lake and Da Nhim hydroelectric plant.
Located in Don Duong District, 40km east of Da Lat, Da Nhim Lake with area of 9.7km² was created by a hydroelectric dam built between 1962 and 1964.
The water of hydroelectric plant travels through two nearly 2km pipes down from the mountain. The dam is 1,460m long, 38m high, 180m wide at the bottom and 6m wide at the peak, splitting Don Duong Plain into two parts.
Da Nhim Lake and Ngoan Muc Pass make visitors feel small in the grandness of nature and they are a reminder of the ability of human beings to manipulate nature for their own benefit.
Lam Dong