List of mountain passes
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This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa [edit]
Egypt [edit]
- Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho [edit]
Morocco [edit]
South Africa [edit]
- Swartberg Pass (Western Cape)
- Lootsberg Pass
Asia [edit]
Afghanistan [edit]
- Broghol Pass to Pakistan
- Dorah Pass to Pakistan
- Khyber Pass to Pakistan
- Kushan Pass linking northern Afghanistan to the region.
- Lataband Pass
- Salang Pass crosses the Hindu Kush linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan - nowadays through a tunnel.
- Wakhjir Pass to China
China [edit]
- Alataw Pass to Kazakhstan
- Dongkhala to India
- Jelep La to India
- Karakoram Pass to India
- Khunjerab Pass to Pakistan
- Kilik Pass to Pakistan
- Kulma Pass to Tajikistan
- Mintaka Pass to Pakistan
- Nathu La to India
- Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi
- Semo Pass, Tibet (18,258 ft)
- Tanggula Pass, Tibet
- Torugart Pass to Kyrgyzstan
- Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan
Hong Kong [edit]
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Main article: List of gaps in Hong Kong
India [edit]
Indonesia [edit]
- Puncak Pass, West Java
Japan [edit]
- Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures
Malaysia [edit]
- Genting Sempah on the border of Pahang and Selangor
Nepal [edit]
- Thorong La near Muktinath on the Annapurna Circuit Trail
- Nagpa la pass
- Helambu pass
- Deurali pass SW of Kathmandu
Pakistan [edit]
- Babusar Pass
- Bolan Pass
- Broghol Pass to Afghanistan
- Chaprot Pass
- Dorah Pass to Afghanistan
- Gondogoro Pass
- Gumal Pass
- Hayal Pass
- Hispar Pass
- Karakar Pass
- Karakoram Pass to China
- Khunjerab Pass to China
- Khyber Pass to Afghanistan
- Kilik Pass to China
- Kohat Pass
- Lowari Pass
- Malakand Pass
- Mintaka Pass to China
- Naltar Pass
- Shandur Top
South Korea [edit]
Tajikistan [edit]
- Ak-Baital pass (4655 m)
- Kulma Pass to China
Turkey [edit]
- Cilician Gates (Gülek Pass), Mersin Province
- Sertavul Pass, Mersin Province
- Syrian Gates (Belen Pass), Hatay Province
- Zigana Pass, Gümüşhane Province
Australasia [edit]
Australia [edit]
- Alpine Way, New South Wales
- Horrocks Pass, South Australia
- Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
- Tawonga Gap
- The Gap, Queensland
New Zealand [edit]
Europe [edit]
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Alps [edit]
- Col de l'Argentiere
- Arlberg Pass - Austria
- Great St. Bernard Pass
- Little St Bernard Pass
- San Bernardino Pass
- Bernina Pass
- Bielerhöhe Pass
- Col de la Bonette
- Brenner Pass - Austria/Italia
- Falzarego Pass - Italy
- Fern Pass
- Flexen Pass
- Flüela Pass
- Furka Pass
- Col du Galibier
- Gemmi Pass
- Grimsel Pass
- St. Gotthard Pass
- Giau Pass - Italy
- Col de l'Iseran (elevation 2770 m) highest paved mountain pass in the Alps.
- Julier Pass
- Klausen Pass
- Loibl Pass
- Maloja Pass
- Nufenen Pass
- Oberalp Pass
- Plöcken Pass
- Pordoi Pass - Italy
- Col de Restefond
- San Boldo Pass
- Semmering
- Septimer Pass
- Colle Sestriere
- Simplon Pass
- Splügen Pass
- Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)
- Susten Pass
- Col de Tende
- Tremalzo Pass
- Umbrail Pass
- Wurzen Pass
See also: Principal passes of the Alps, List of mountain passes in Switzerland.
Carpathians [edit]
| Name | Location | Height(m) |
|---|---|---|
| Transalpina Pass | Romania | 2,142 |
| Transfăgărăşan Pass | Romania | 2,035 |
| Buzău Pass | Romania | 642 |
| Besník | Slovakia | |
| Brestová | Slovakia | |
| Čertovica | Slovakia | 1,232 |
| Donovaly | Slovakia | 960 |
| Dukla Pass | Poland, Slovakia | 502 |
| Pezinska Baba | Slovakia | |
| Predeal Pass | Romania | 1,000+ |
| Prislop Pass | Romania | 1,416 |
| Soroška | Slovakia | |
| Surduc Pass | Romania | |
| Šturec | Slovakia | |
| Tihuţa Pass | Romania | 1,201 |
| Timiş-Cerna Gap | Romania | |
| Turnu Rosu Pass | Romania | 352 |
| Vernár | Slovakia | 765 |
| Verecke Pass | Ukraine | |
| Volovets Pass | Ukraine | 1,014 |
| Vulcan Pass | Romania |
Greece [edit]
Iceland [edit]
Jura Mountains [edit]
Norway/Sweden [edit]
- Bjørnfjell/Riksgränsen (road E10)
- Dovrefjell (road E6)
- Filefjell (road E16)
- Geirangerfjellet (road 63)
- Graddis (road 95/77)
- Haukelifjell (road E134)
- Hemsedalsfjellet (road 52)
- Sälenfjällen (road 71)
- Saltfjellet (road E6)
- Sognefjell (road 55)
- Storlien (road E14)
- Strynefjell (road 15)
- Umbukta (road E12)
- Valdresflye (road 51)
Pyrenees [edit]
- Col d'Aspin
- Col d'Aubisque
- Pas de la Casa
- Port de Larrau
- Port de Pailhères
- El Portalet
- Portbou
- La Brèche de Roland
- Roncevaux Pass
- Somport
- Col du Tourmalet
- Col du Puymorens
Sierra Nevada (Spain) [edit]
- Puerto del Suspiro del Moro (Pass of the Moor's Sigh)
United Kingdom [edit]
See:
North America [edit]
Appalachian Mountains [edit]
- Appalachian Gap - Vermont
- Ashby Gap - Virginia
- Balsam Gap - North Carolina
- Buford's Gap - Virginia
- Chester Gap - Virginia
- Crawford Notch - New Hampshire
- Cumberland Gap - Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky
- Deep Notch – New York
- Delaware Water Gap - Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- Dixville Notch - New Hampshire
- Franconia Notch - New Hampshire
- Goshen Pass - Virginia
- Grafton Notch - Maine
- Granville Notch - Vermont
- Hazen's Notch - Vermont
- James River Gap - Virginia
- Keyes Gap - Virginia, West Virginia
- Kinsman Notch - New Hampshire
- Lehigh Gap - Pennsylvania
- Lincoln Gap - Vermont
- Manassas Gap - Virginia
- Mechanicsburg Gap - West Virginia
- Middlebury Gap - Vermont
- Moccasin Gap - Virginia
- New Market Gap - Virginia
- Newfound Gap - Tennessee, North Carolina
- Pinkham Notch - New Hampshire
- Rockfish Gap - Virginia
- Schuylkill Gap - Pennsylvania
- Sherburne Pass - Vermont
- Smugglers Notch - Vermont
- Snickers Gap - Virginia
- Stony Clove Notch – New York
- Swift Run Gap - Virginia
- Thornton Gap - Virginia
California Coast Ranges [edit]
- Pacheco Pass - Central California
- Altamont Pass - Northern Central California, in the Diablo Range
Cascade Range [edit]
- Allison Pass - British Columbia
- Austin Pass - Washington
- Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass)
- Blizzard Gap - Oregon
- Bly Mountain Pass - Oregon
- Cady Pass - Washington
- Canyon Creek Pass - Oregon
- Cascade Pass - Washington
- Cayuse Pass - Washington
- Chinook Pass - Washington
- Colockum Pass - Washington
- Coquihalla Pass - British Columbia
- Cowhead Pass - British Columbia
- Crater Summit - Oregon
- Dead Indian Summit
- Deer Creek Summit - Washington
- Disautel Summit - Washington
- Drews Gap - Oregon
- Elk Pass - Washington
- Green Pass - Washington
- Greensprings Summit
- Hayden Mountain Summit - Oregon
- Hogback Summit - Oregon
- Horse Ridge Summit - Oregon
- Lake of the Woods Summit
- Lolo Pass
- Loup Loup Summit - Washington
- McKenzie Pass - Oregon
- Naches Pass - Washington
- Old Blewett Pass - Washington
- Pass Creek Pass - Washington
- Picture Rock Pass - Oregon
- Rainy Pass - Washington
- Rattlesnake Pass - Washington
- Santiam Pass- Oregon
- Sexton Mountain Pass - Oregon
- Sherman Pass - Washington
- Smith Hill Summit - Oregon
- Snoqualmie Pass - Washington
- Stage Road Pass - Oregon
- Stampede Pass - Washington
- Stevens Pass - Washington
- Sunday Summit - British Columbia
- Sun Pass - Oregon
- Washington and Rainy Passes (see North Cascades Highway) - Washington
- Wauconda Pass - Washington
- White Pass - Washington
- Willamette Pass - Oregon
- Windy Pass - Washington
Coast Mountains [edit]
- Ash Pass - British Columbia
- Athelney Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Cayoosh Pass - British Columbia (Lillooet Ranges/Cayoosh Range)
- Chilkat Pass - British Columbia
- Chilkoot Pass - Alaska, British Columbia
- Deception Pass - British Columbia (Coast Mountains/Rainbow Range)
- Elbow Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Gnat Pass - British Columbia
- Griswold Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Grizzly Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges/Chilcotin Ranges)
- Heckman Pass - British Columbia (technically in the Rainbow Range, which is not Coast Mountains but Chilcotin Plateau)
- Iron Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Lindquist Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- Lord Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- McCuish Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- McGillivray Pass - British Columbia (Bendor Range/Cadwallader Range)
- Mission Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Pemberton Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges/Lillooet Ranges)
- Railroad Pass (aka Railway Pass) - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Singing Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- Raindoor Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- Surel Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- Ring Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Taylor Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Tyoax Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Warner Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Wedge Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- White Pass - Alaska, British Columbia
- Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
Hazelton Mountains [edit]
Mackenzie Mountains [edit]
- Macmillan Pass - Yukon, Northwest Territories
- Howard's Pass - Yukon, Northwest Territories
Monashee Mountains [edit]
- Bonanza Pass - British Columbia
- Canoe Pass - British Columbia
- Eagle Pass - British Columbia
- Joss Pass, British Columbia
- Monashee Pass - British Columbia
- Pettipiece Pass - British Columbia
- Sherman Pass - Washington
Rocky Mountains [edit]
Main article: List of passes of the Rocky Mountains
- Abbot Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Arapaho Pass, Colorado[1]
- Argentine Pass, Colorado[1]
- Athabasca Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Badger Pass, Montana
- Bald Mountain Pass, Utah
- Banner Summit, Idaho
- Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
- Beaver Pass, British Columbia
- Berthoud Pass, Colorado[1]
- Big Hole Pass, Montana
- Big Mountain Pass, Utah
- Black Bear Pass, Colorado
- Boreas Pass, Colorado[1]
- Bozeman Pass, Montana
- Bridger Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Buchanan Pass, Colorado[1]
- Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Cameron Pass, Colorado
- Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
- Cochetopa Pass, Colorado[1]
- Cottonwood Pass, Colorado[1]
- Craig Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Cucharas Pass, Colorado
- Cumbres Pass, Colorado
- Dallas Divide, Colorado
- Dead Indian Pass, Wyoming
- Douglas Pass, Colorado
- Dunraven Pass, Wyoming
- Elbow Pass, Alberta
- Elk Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Fall River Pass, Colorado
- Fourth of July Summit, Idaho
- Fraser Pass, British Columbia
- Fremont Pass, Colorado[1]
- Galena Summit, Idaho
- Gibbons Pass, Montana[1]
- Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
- Gore Pass, Colorado
- Granite Pass, Wyoming
- Guanella Pass, Colorado
- Hagerman Pass, Colorado[1]
- Hardscrabble Pass, Colorado
- Highwood Pass, Alberta
- Homestake Pass, Montana[1]
- Hoosier Pass, Colorado[1]
- Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Imogene Pass, Colorado
- Independence Pass, Colorado[1]
- Jarvis Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Kakwa Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Kebler Pass, Colorado
- Kenosha Pass, Colorado
- Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Kingman Pass, Wyoming
- Kings Hill Pass, Montana
- La Manga Pass, Colorado
- La Poudre Pass, Colorado[1]
- Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana[1]
- Lizard Head Pass, Colorado
- Logan Pass, Montana[1]
- Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Lookout Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Loveland Pass, Colorado[1]
- MacDonald Pass, Montana
- Marias Pass, Montana[1]
- Marshall Pass, Colorado[1]
- McClure Pass, Colorado
- McGregor Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Milner Pass, Colorado[1]
- Molas Pass, Colorado
- Monarch Pass, Colorado[1]
- Monida Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Monument Hill, Colorado
- Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
- Mosquito Pass, Colorado
- Muddy Pass, Colorado[1]
- Mullan Pass, Montana[1]
- Muncho Pass, British Columbia
- Nez Perce Pass, Idaho and Montana
- North La Veta Pass, Colorado
- North Pass, Colorado[1]
- Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Pine Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Piper Pass, Alberta
- Pipestone Pass, Montana[1]
- Poncha Pass, Colorado
- Powder River Pass, Wyoming
- Ptarmigan Pass, Colorado
- Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado[1]
- Raton Pass, New Mexico
- Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Red Hill Pass, Colorado
- Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
- Red Rock Pass, Idaho
- Rogers Pass, Montana[1]
- Rollins Pass, Colorado[1]
- Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
- Schofield Pass, Colorado
- Shrine Pass, Colorado
- Sifton Pass, British Columbia
- Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
- Slumgullion Pass, Colorado
- Smuts Pass, Alberta
- Soldier Summit, Utah
- South Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Spring Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Spring Valley Summit, Idaho
- Summit Pass, British Columbia
- Sunset Pass, Alberta
- Sunwapta Pass, Alberta
- Sylvan Pass, Wyoming
- Targhee Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Tennessee Pass, Colorado
- Teton Pass, Wyoming
- Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
- Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
- Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Unaweep Divide, Colorado
- Ute Pass, Colorado
- Vail Pass, Colorado
- Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
- White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
- Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
- Willow Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Willow Creek Pass, Montana
- Wind River Pass, Colorado
- Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Wolverine Pass, British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains [edit]
- Argonaut Pass - British Columbia
- Asulkan Pass - British Columbia
- Rogers Pass - British Columbia
- Kootenay Pass - British Columbia
- Retallack Pass aka Zincton Pass - British Columbia
Sierra Nevada [edit]
See also: List of Sierra Nevada road passes
- Barker Pass
- Beckwourth Pass (lowest Sierra Nevada pass at 5,221 feet (1,591 m))
- Carson Pass
- Devil's Gate Pass
- Donahue Pass
- Donner Pass (pass of the Donner Party and Lincoln Highway)
- Donner Summit (Euer Saddle, pass of Interstate 80)
- Ebbetts Pass
- Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass of U.S. Route 50)
- Emigrant Pass (at least 2, one in Tahoe National Forest, another near Mt. Lassen)
- Forester Pass
- Fredonyer Pass
- Glen Pass
- Henness Pass
- Luther Pass
- Monitor Pass
- Muir Pass
- Roller Pass
- Sherman Pass
- Sonora Pass
- Tioga Pass (highest Sierra Nevada pass at 9,943 feet (3,031 m))
- Walker Pass
- Yuba Pass
Stikine Ranges [edit]
Tehachapi Mountains [edit]
Thompson Plateau [edit]
- Clapperton Creek Summit - British Columbia
- Pennask Summit - British Columbia
Other [edit]
- Fremont Pass - Nevada, in the Lake Range, 8 mi. NE of Pyramid Lake
- Newhall Pass - California, separating the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Susana Mountains
- San Gorgonio Pass - California, the main route between Los Angeles and Palm Springs
South America [edit]
Andes [edit]
- Abra del Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (16,312 ft, connects between La Poma and San Antonio de los Cobres)
- Abra de Chorillos, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between San Antonio de los Cobres and Caucharí)
- Paso Agua Negra, Chile-Argentina (connects between La Serena and San José de Jachal)
- Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly known as Puyehue), Chile-Argentina (connects between Osorno and San Carlos de Bariloche)
- Paso Carirriñe, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and Junín de los Andes)
- Paso Chungará, Chile-Bolivia (connects between Arica and La Paz)
- Paso Colchane - Pisigua, Chile-Bolivia (connects between Iquique and Oruro)
- Paso el Condor, Mérida State, Venezuela. Also known as Pico el Águila
- Paso Derecho, Chile-Argentina (connects between Los Ángeles and Zapala)
- Paso Futalefú, Chile-Argentina (connects between Chaitén and Esquel)
- Paso Huahum, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and San Martín de los Andes)
- Paso de Ipela, Chile-Argentina (connects between Futrono and San Martín de los Andes)
- Paso de Jama, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Pedro de Atacama and Susques)
- Paso Libertadores, Chile-Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza)
- Paso Mamuil Malal, Chile-Argentina (connects between Pucón and Junín de los Andes)
- Paso Pampa Alta (also known as Puesto Viejo), Chile-Argentina (connects between Coihaique and Alto Río Senguer)
- Paso Pehuenche, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Clemente and Bardas Blancas)
- Paso Pérez Rosales, Chile-Argentina (connects between Puerto Varas and San Carlos de Bariloche)
- Paso Pino Hachado, Chile-Argentina (connects between Temuco and Zapala)
- Paso Pircas Negras, Chile-Argentina (connects between Copiapó and Chilecito)
- Paso Río Encuentro, Chile-Argentina (connects between Palena and Tecka)
- Paso Roballo, Chile-Argentina (connects between Cochrane and Bajo Caracoles)
- Paso San Francisco, Chile-Argentina (connects between Copiapó and Fiambalá)
- Paso de Sico, Chile-Argentina (connects between Socaire and Catua)
- La Línea, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia)
Other [edit]
- Abra de la Ventana, Sierra de la Ventana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Contulmo Pass, Nahuelbuta Range part of larger Chilean Coast Range (connects between Contulmo and Purén)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
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