Earth:List of mountain passes

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This is a list of mountain passes.

Thorung La pass in Nepal. Trekkers can often find hot tea and a short rest at this hut during the trekking season.

Africa

Egypt

  • Halfaya Pass (near Libya)

Lesotho

  • Moteng Pass
  • Mahlasela pass
  • Sani Pass

Morocco

  • Tizi n'Tichka

South Africa

  • Eastern Cape Passes
  • Western Cape Passes
  • Northern Cape Passes
  • KwaZulu Natal Passes
  • Free State Passes
  • Limpopo Province Passes
  • Mpumalanga Passes
  • Gauteng Passes
  • Northwest Province Passes
  • Swartberg Pass (Western Cape)
  • Lootsberg Pass

Asia

Afghanistan

  • Broghol Pass to Pakistan
  • Dorah Pass to Pakistan
  • Hajigak Pass
  • Khost-Gardez Pass
  • Khyber Pass to Pakistan
  • Kotal-e Khushk
  • Kushan Pass linking northern Afghanistan to the region.
  • Lataband Pass
  • Tang-e Gharu is a gorge which links Afghanistan with Pakistan
  • Salang Pass crosses the Hindu Kush linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan – nowadays through a tunnel.
  • Wakhjir Pass to China

China

  • Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi
  • Jiayu Pass, Gansu
  • Jianmen Pass, Sichuan
  • Niangzi Pass, Border between Shanxi and Hebei
  • Yanmen Pass, Shanxi
  • 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
  • Semo Pass, Tibet (18,258 ft)
  • Tanggula Pass, Tibet
  • Torugart Pass to Kyrgyzstan
  • Irkeshtam Pass to Kyrgyzstan
  • Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan

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India

Name State Height (ft/m) Between/ Separating
Asirgarh pass Madhya Pradesh
Auden's Col Uttarakhand 17,552 ft (5,350 m)
Kalindi Pass Uttarakhand 19,521 ft (5,950 m)
Banihal Pass Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir) 9,291 ft (2,832 m) Jammu & Kashmir
Bara-lacha-la Himachal Pradesh 16,400 ft (5,000 m)
Bomdila Arunachal Pradesh 7,925 ft (2,416 m)
Changla Pass Ladakh 17,585 ft (5,360 m) Leh & Changthang
Chanshal Pass Himachal Pradesh 14,830 ft (4,520 m)
Dehra Compass Ladakh 18,007 ft (5,489 m)
Debsa Pass Himachal Pradesh 17,520 ft (5,340 m)
Diphu Pass Arunachal Pradesh 15,049 ft (4,587 m)
Dongkhala Sikkim 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
Fotu La Ladakh 13,451 ft (4,100 m)
Goecha La Sikkim 16,207 ft (4,940 m)
Haldighati Pass Rajasthan 4,900 ft (1,500 m)
Indrahar Pass Himachal Pradesh 14,473 ft (4,411 m)
Jelep La Sikkim 14,300 ft (4,400 m)
Jalori Pass Himachal Pradesh 10,280 ft (3,132 m)
Khardung La Ladakh 17,582 ft (5,359 m) Leh & Nubra
Kongka Pass Ladakh 16,965 ft (5,171 m) Ladakh & Aksai Chin
Lanak Pass Ladakh 17,933 ft (5,466 m) Ladakh & Tibet
Kunzum Pass Himachal Pradesh 14,931 ft (4,551 m) Lahaul & Spiti
Karakoram Pass Ladakh 18,176 ft (5,540 m) Ladakh & Xinjiang
Lipulekh Pass Uttarakhand 17,500 ft (5,300 m)
Lungalacha La Ladakh 16,600 ft (5,100 m)
Lamkhaga Pass Himachal Pradesh 17,336 ft (5,284 m)
Marsimik La Ladakh 18,314 ft (5,582 m)
Mana Pass Uttarakhand 18,192 ft (5,545 m)
Namika La Ladakh 12,139 ft (3,700 m)
Nama Pass Uttarakhand 17,100 ft (5,200 m)
(Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) Uttarakhand 17,100 ft (5,200 m)
Nathu La Sikkim 14,140 ft (4,310 m) Sikkim & Tibet
Palakkad Gap Kerala 961 ft (293 m) Kerala & Tamil Nadu
Thamarassery Kerala 1,700 ft (520 m) Malabar & Mysore
Sengottai Kerala 729 ft (222 m) Travancore & Tamil Nadu
Pensi La Ladakh 17,424 ft (5,311 m)
Rezang La Ladakh 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
Rohtang Pass Himachal Pradesh 13,051 ft (3,978 m) Manali & Lahaul
Sadhna Pass Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir) 11,100 ft (3,400 m) Jammu & Kashmir
Sasser Pass Ladakh 17,753 ft (5,411 m) Nubra & Siachen Glacier
Sela Pass Arunachal Pradesh 14,000 ft (4,300 m)
Shipki La Himachal Pradesh 12,900 ft (3,900 m)
Sia La Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) 18,337 ft (5,589 m)
Shingo La Ladakh 18,225 ft (5,555 m)
Spangur Gap Ladakh 17,132 ft (5,222 m)
Gyong La Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) 18,655 ft (5,686 m)
Bilafond La Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier) 17,881 ft (5,450 m)
Sin La Uttarakhand 18,028 ft (5,495 m)
Tanglang La Ladakh 17,583 ft (5,359 m)
Traill's Pass Uttarakhand 17,100 ft (5,200 m)
Zojila Pass Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir) and Ladakh 12,400 ft (3,800 m) Kashmir & Ladakh
Muling la Uttarakhand 18,599 ft (5,669 m) Uttrakhand and Tibet

Indonesia

  • Puncak Pass, West Java

Japan

  • Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures

Kyrgyzstan

See: List of mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

  • Genting Sempah on the border of Pahang and Selangor

Nepal

  • Thorong La 5416 m. Annapurna Circuit Region
  • West col 6135 m. Makalu Barun
  • East Col 6100 m. Makalu Barun
  • Sherpani Col Makalu Barun
  • Cho La 5420 m. Mount EverestRegion
  • Larky Pass 5213 m. Manaslu
  • Kagmara La 5115 m. Southern Dolpo
  • Ganja La 5106 m. Langtang Helambu Region
  • Meso Kanta 5089 m. Annapurna Region
  • Khangla Pass 5320 m. ( Annapurna manang region )
  • Khongma La Pass 5535m (Everest Khumbu Region)
  • Renjo La Pass 5360m (Everest Khumbu Region)

Pakistan

  • Babusar pass
  • Bolan Pass
  • Broghol Pass to Afghanistan
  • Chaprot Pass
  • Dorah Pass to Afghanistan
  • Gondogoro Pass
  • Gumal Pass
  • Hayal Pass
  • Hispar Pass
  • Karakar Pass
  • 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
  • Tochi Pass Connects Ghazni to Bannu

South Korea

Name Height (m) Between/Separating Note
Mungyeong Saejae Goesan/Mungyeong footpath only
Ewharyeong 548 Goesan/Mungyeong bypass of Saejae
Juknyeong 696 Danyang/Yeongju
Chupungnyeong 200 Gimcheon/Yeongdong
Daegwallyeong 832 Gangneung/Pyeongchang
Misiryeong 826 Goseong/Inje
Hangyeryeong Inje/Yangyang
Jinburyeong 520 Goseong/Inje
Bihangijae 503 Pyeongchang/Jeongseon
Bugak Skyway–Inwang Skyway Seoul
Namtaeryeong Seoul/Gwacheon
Jijidae Pass Uiwang/Suwon Jijidae Derby

Tajikistan

  • Ak-Baital Pass (4,655 m)
  • Anzob Pass (3,400 m)
  • Beyik Pass to China (4,600 m)
  • Kulma Pass to China (4,362 m)
  • Kyzylart Pass to Kyrgyzstan (4,280 m)

Turkey

  • Amanian Gates (Bahçe Pass), on border between Osmaniye and Gaziantep provinces
  • Cilician Gates (Gülek Pass), Mersin Province
  • Sertavul Pass, on border between Mersin and Karaman provinces
  • Syrian Gates (Belen Pass), Hatay Province
  • Zigana Pass, on border between Gümüşhane and Trabzon provinces

Uzbekistan

  • Kamchik Pass

Australasia

Australia

  • Alpine Way, New South Wales
  • Macquarie Pass, New South Wales
  • Kings Highway (Australia), New South Wales
  • Cunninghams Gap, Queensland
  • Heavitree Gap, Northern Territory
  • Horrocks Pass, South Australia
  • Nowlands Gap, New South Wales
  • Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
  • Tawonga Gap, Victoria

New Zealand

Name Island Height(m)
Arthur's Pass South Island 920
Burke's Pass South Island 703
Copland Pass South Island 2,150
Crown Saddle South Island 1,076 (Highest alpine pass(sealed))
Dansey's Pass South Island 935
Dashwood Pass South Island 163
Desert Road North Island 1,074
Dyers Pass South Island c.330
Evans Pass South Island c.200
Gebbies Pass South Island 150
Haast Pass South Island 562
Hilltop South Island 555
Hope Saddle South Island 634
Island Saddle South Island 1,347 (Highest alpine pass(gravel))
Jollie's Pass (Canterbury) South Island N/A
Jollies Pass (Southland) South Island N/A
Lewis Pass South Island 840
Lindis Pass South Island 971
McKinnon Pass South Island 1,140
Mamaku Saddle North Island N/A
Manawatū Gorge North Island N/A
Ohakukura Saddle North Island N/A
Porters Pass South Island 946
Rai Saddle South Island 247
Rahu Saddle South Island 680
Redwood Pass South Island N/A
Rimutaka Saddle North Island 555
Tākaka Hill Saddle South Island 791
Taupeupe Saddle North Island N/A
The Divide South Island 632
Waitaanga Saddle North Island N/A
Waituhi Saddle North Island N/A
Wards Pass South Island 1,145
Weka Pass South Island N/A
Weld Pass South Island 196
Wilmot Pass South Island 671

Europe

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Alps

  • Col de l'Argentière – France/Italy
  • Arlberg Pass – Austria
  • Bernina Pass – Switzerland
  • Bielerhöhe Pass – Austria
  • Bocchetta del Croso – Italy
  • Bocchetto Sessera – Italy
  • Col de la Bonette – France
  • Brenner Pass – Austria/Italy
  • Colle di Cadibona – Italy
  • Colle della Croce – France/Italy
  • Falzarego Pass – Italy
  • Fern Pass – Austria
  • Col Ferret – Italy/Switzerland
  • Flexen Pass – Austria
  • Flüela Pass – Switzerland
  • Col du Fréjus – Italy/France
  • Furka Pass – Switzerland
  • Col du Galibier – France
  • Passo Garlenda – Italy
  • Gemmi Pass – Switzerland
  • Grimsel Pass – Switzerland
  • Giau Pass – Italy
  • Grossglockner High Alpine Road
  • Hiaslegg (Tragöß-Oberort – Trofaiach)
  • Col de l'Iseran (elevation 2770 m) – highest paved mountain pass in the Alps
  • Col de la Joux Verte – France
  • Julier Pass – Switzerland
  • Klausen Pass
  • Krumbach Saddle
  • Loibl Pass (Ljubelj Pass) – Austria/Slovenia
  • Maloja Pass
  • Nufenen Pass
  • Oberalp Pass
  • Petit Col Ferret – Italy/Switzerland
  • Plöcken Pass (Passo di Monte Croce Carnico) Austria/Italy
  • Pordoi Pass – Italy
  • Pötschen Pass
  • Predil Pass (Predel Pass) – Italy/Slovenia
  • Pyhrn Pass
  • Colle del Quazzo – Italy
  • Col de Restefond
  • Colle della Rho (Col de la Roue) – Italy/France
  • Col Saint Martin
  • San Bernardino Pass
  • Colle San Bernardo
  • San Boldo Pass
  • Schober Pass – Austria
  • Colle Scravaion – Italy
  • Colle delle Selle Vecchie – Italy/France
  • Semmering Pass
  • Septimer Pass
  • Colle Sestriere
  • Colle dei Signori – Italy/France
  • Simplon Pass
  • Soboth (Soboški prelaz) – Austria
  • Splügen Pass
  • Great St Bernard Pass
  • Little St Bernard Pass
  • St. Gotthard Pass
  • Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)
  • Susten Pass
  • Packsattel – Austria
  • Radl Pass (Radeljski prelaz) – Austria/Slovenia
  • Passo della Teglia – Italy
  • Col de Tende – France/Italy
  • Giogo di Toirano – Italy
  • Tremalzo Pass
  • Umbrail Pass
  • Wurzen Pass
  • Vršič Pass – Slovenia


Apennines

  • Bocca Trabaria pass
  • Bocca Serriola pass
  • Bocchetta Pass
  • Calla pass
  • Colle di Cadibona
  • Capannelle Pass
  • Cisa Pass
  • Passo del Faiallo
  • Futa Pass
  • Giovi Pass
  • Mandrioli pass
  • Montecoronaro pass
  • Muraglione pass
  • Passo della Limina
  • Pescara Pass
  • Valico di San Fermo
  • Scheggia Pass
  • Passo del Turchino
  • Viamaggio pass
  • Raticosa pass


Carpathians

Name Location Height(m)
Besník Slovakia
Brestová Slovakia
Buzău Pass Romania 642
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
Tihuța Pass Romania 1,201
Timiș-Cerna Gap Romania
Transalpina Pass Romania 2,142
Transfăgărășan Pass Romania 2,035
Turnu Rosu Pass Romania 352
Uzhok Pass Ukraine
Verecke Pass Ukraine
Vernár Slovakia 765
Volovets Pass Ukraine 1,014
Vulcan Pass Romania

Georgia

  • Abano Pass
  • Jvari Pass
  • Mamison Pass
  • Rikoti Pass
  • Roki Tunnel
  • Zekari Pass

Greece

  • Baros Pass
  • Katara Pass
  • Thermopylae

Iceland

  • Fimmvörðuháls

Ireland

  • Barnesmore Gap
  • Conor Pass
  • Gap of Dunloe
  • Healy Pass
  • Mamore Gap
  • Moll's Gap
  • Wicklow Gap

Jura Mountains

  • Col de l'Aiguillon
  • Balmberg Pass
  • Benkerjoch
  • Bözberg Pass
  • Breitehöchi Pass
  • Bürersteig Pass
  • Chall Pass
  • Challhöchi Pass
  • Col du Chasseral
  • Chilchzimmersattel
  • Col de la Croix
  • Eichhöhe Pass
  • Col des Étroits
  • Col de la Givrine
  • Col du Marchairuz
  • Col du Mollendruz
  • Mont Crosin
  • Col du Mont d'Orzeires
  • Col de Montvoie
  • Oberer Hauenstein
  • Passwang
  • Col de Pierre Pertuis
  • Les Pontins
  • Col des Rangiers
  • Col des Roches
  • Salhöhe
  • Santelhöchi
  • Schafmatt
  • Schelten Pass
  • Staffelegg
  • La Tourne
  • Unterer Hauenstein
  • Vue des Alpes
  • Weissenstein Pass


Montenegro

  • Durmitor Pass
  • Lovcen Pass

Norway

  • Dovrefjell (road E6)(1026 m)
  • Filefjell (road E16)(1004 m)
  • Gaularfjellet (road 13)(745 m)
  • Geirangervegen (road 63)(1038 m)
  • Hardangervidda (road 7)(1250 m)
  • Haukelifjell (road E134)(1085 m)
  • Hemsedalsfjellet (road 52)(1137 m)
  • Hol-Aurland (county road 50)(1165 m)
  • Ørnevegen (road 63)(624 m)
  • Saltfjellet (European route E6)(689 m)
  • Sognefjell (road 55)(1434 m)
  • Strynefjell (road 15)(943 m) (or road 258)(1139 m)
  • Suleskarvegen (county road 450)(1050 m)
  • Trollstigen (road 63)(850 m)
  • Valdresflye (road 51)(1390 m)
  • Venabygdsfjellet (road 27)
  • Vikafjell (road 13)(988 m)


Norway/Sweden

  • Bjørnfjell/Riksgränsen (road E10) (530 m)
  • Funäsdalen–Ljungdalen (road Z531) (975 m)
  • Funäsdalen–Røros (road 84/31) (840 m)
  • Gäddede–Klimpfjäll (road AC1067) (876 m)
  • Graddis (Arjeplog–Rognan) (road 95/77) (740 m)
  • Sälen (road 66) (760 m)
  • Storlien (road E14) (615 m)
  • Tännäs (road 311) (850 m)
  • Umbukta (road E12) (600 m in tunnel, 650 m along older pass road)


Portugal

  • Torre

Pyrenees

  • Col d'Ares
  • Col d'Aspin
  • Col d'Aubisque
  • Pas de la Casa
  • Port de Larrau
  • Port de Pailhères
  • Col du Perthus
  • El Portalet
  • Portbou / Cerbère (more distinct: Coll dels Balitres)
  • Col du Puymorens
  • Col de la Quillane
  • La Brèche de Roland
  • Roncevaux Pass
  • Somport
  • Col du Tourmalet


Sierra Nevada (Spain)

  • Puerto del Suspiro del Moro (Pass of the Moor's Sigh)

Great Britain

See:

  • List of hill passes of the Lake District
  • Mountain passes of Wales

North America

Alaska

  • Anderson Pass – Alaska Range
  • Kahiltna Pass – Alaska Range
  • Mentasta Pass – Alaska Range
  • Polychrome Pass – Alaska Range
  • Chilkat Pass – Boundary Range
  • Chilkoot Pass – Boundary Range
  • White Pass – Boundary Range
  • Atigun Pass – Brooks Range
  • Crow Pass – Chugach Range
  • Powerline Pass – Chugach Range
  • Thompson Pass – Chugach Range
  • Portage Pass – Chugach Range
  • Johnson Pass – Kenai Range
  • Moose Pass – Kenai Range
  • Resurrection Pass – Kenai Range
  • Turnagain Pass – Kenai Range
  • Hatcher Pass – Talkeetna Range

Appalachian Mountains

  • Appalachian Gap – Vermont
  • Ashby Gap – Virginia
  • Balsam Gap – North Carolina
  • Brock Gap – Alabama
  • Brocks Gap – Virginia
  • Buck Creek Gap – North Carolina
  • Buford's Gap – Virginia
  • Bull Gap – North Carolina
  • Carmans Notch – New York
  • Chester Gap – Virginia
  • Clarke's Gap – Virginia
  • Cowee Gap – North Carolina
  • Craven Gap – North Carolina
  • Crawford Notch – New Hampshire
  • Cumberland Gap – Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky
  • Cumberland Narrows – Maryland
  • Deals Gap – North Carolina, Tennessee
  • Deep Notch – New York
  • Delaware Water Gap – Pennsylvania, New Jersey
  • Diamond Notch – New York
  • Dixville Notch – New Hampshire
  • Evans Notch – Maine
  • Fishers Gap – Virginia
  • Franconia Notch – New Hampshire
  • Gillespie Gap – North Carolina
  • Goshen Pass – Virginia
  • Grafton Notch – Maine
  • Grandmother Gap – North Carolina
  • Granville Notch – Vermont
  • Hazen's Notch – Vermont
  • Hillsboro Gap – Virginia
  • Hobart Gap – New Jersey
  • James River Gorge – Virginia
  • Jarman Gap – Virginia
  • Kancamagus Pass – New Hampshire
  • Keyes Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
  • Kinsman Notch – New Hampshire
  • Lehigh Gap – Pennsylvania
  • Lincoln Gap – Vermont
  • Mahoosuc Notch – Maine
  • Manassas Gap – Virginia
  • Mechanicsburg Gap – West Virginia
  • Middlebury Gap – Vermont
  • Moccasin Gap – Virginia
  • Monterey Pass – Pennsylvania
  • New Market Gap – Virginia
  • Newfound Gap – Tennessee, North Carolina
  • Pinkham Notch – New Hampshire
  • Potomac Water Gap – Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
  • Pound Gap – Kentucky, Virginia
  • Rockfish Gap – Virginia
  • Schuylkill Gap – Pennsylvania
  • Sherburne Pass – Vermont
  • Skinners Gap – West Virginia
  • Smugglers Notch – Vermont
  • Snickers Gap – Virginia
  • Soco Gap – North Carolina
  • Stony Clove Notch – New York
  • Swatara Gap – Pennsylvania
  • Swift Run Gap – Virginia
  • Thornton Gap – Virginia
  • Thoroughfare Gap – Virginia
  • Wilson Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
  • Zealand Notch – New Hampshire


California Coast Ranges

  • Pacheco Pass – Central California
  • Altamont Pass – Northern Central California, in the Diablo Range

Cascade Range

  • Allison Pass – British Columbia
  • Austin Pass – Washington
  • Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass) – Washington
  • 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
  • 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 – Oregon
  • Loup Loup Summit – Washington (state)
  • McKenzie Pass – Oregon
  • Naches Pass – Washington
  • Old Blewett Pass – Washington
  • Pass Creek Pass – Washington (state)
  • Picture Rock Pass – Oregon
  • Rainy Pass – Washington
  • Rattlesnake Pass – Washington (state)
  • 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

  • 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

  • Atna Pass

Interior Plateau

  • Clapperton Creek Summit – British Columbia
  • Festuca Pass – British Columbia
  • Pennask Summit – British Columbia

Mackenzie Mountains

  • Macmillan Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories
  • Howard's Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories

Monashee Mountains

  • 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

  • Abbot Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Arapaho Pass, Front Range, Colorado[1]
  • Arapaho Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, 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]
  • Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Bozeman Pass, Montana
  • Bridger Pass, Wyoming[1]
  • Buchanan Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Buffalo Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Cameron Pass, Colorado
  • Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Cerro Summit, Colorado
  • Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
  • Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
  • Cochetopa Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Cordova Pass, Colorado
  • Cottonwood Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Craig Pass, Wyoming[1]
  • Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Cucharas Pass, Colorado
  • Cumbres Pass, Colorado
  • Currant Creek 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
  • Georgia Pass, Colorado
  • Geyser Pass, Utah
  • Gibbons Pass, Montana[1]
  • Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
  • Gore Pass, Colorado
  • Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado
  • Granite Pass, Wyoming
  • Guanella Pass, Colorado
  • Hagerman Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Halfmoon Pass, Colorado
  • Hancock Pass, Colorado
  • 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]
  • Jones Pass, Colorado[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
  • Kokomo Pass, Colorado[1]
  • La Manga Pass, Colorado
  • La Poudre Pass, Colorado[1]
  • La Veta Pass, Colorado
  • Lake 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]
  • Monkman Pass, British Columbia
  • Monument Hill, Colorado
  • Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
  • Mosca Pass, Colorado
  • 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]
  • Ohio Pass, Colorado
  • Old Monarch Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Old Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Original Monarch Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Palmer Saddle, Colorado
  • Pawnee Pass, Colorado[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, Front Range, Colorado[1]
  • Ptarmigan Pass, Sawatch Range, Colorado
  • Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Raton Pass, Colorado and New Mexico
  • Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
  • Red Hill Pass, Colorado
  • Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
  • Red Rock Pass, Idaho
  • Rogers Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Rogers Pass, Montana[1]
  • Rollins Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
  • Schofield Pass, Colorado
  • Searle Pass, Colorado
  • Shrine Pass, Colorado
  • Sifton Pass, British Columbia
  • Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
  • Slumgullion Summit, Colorado
  • Smuts Pass, Alberta
  • Soldier Summit, Utah
  • South Pass, Wyoming[1]
  • Spring Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Spring Valley Summit, Idaho
  • Stone Man Pass, Colorado
  • Stony Pass, Colorado
  • 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]
  • Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado
  • Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
  • Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming[1]
  • Unaweep Divide, Colorado
  • Ute Pass, Colorado
  • Vail Pass, Colorado
  • Vasquez Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
  • Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
  • Webster Pass, Colorado
  • White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
  • Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
  • Willow Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Willow Creek Pass, Montana
  • Wind River Pass, Colorado
  • Windy Pass, Colorado
  • Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
  • Wolverine Pass, British Columbia
  • Yellowhead Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
  • Yellowjacket Pass, Colorado


Selkirk Mountains

  • 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

  • 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 roadway pass at 9,943 feet (3,031 m))
  • Trail Crest
  • Walker Pass
  • Yuba Pass


Stikine Ranges

  • Aeroplane Pass
  • Metsantan Pass
  • Sifton Pass

Tehachapi Mountains

  • Oak Creek Pass
  • Tehachapi Pass
  • Tejon Pass

Other

  • Emory Pass – New Mexico, NM Highway 152 crosses this pass in the Black Range between the towns of Kingston (east side) and San Lorenzo (west side).
  • 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
  • Pickle Gap – a mountain pass in Arkansas
  • San Gorgonio Pass – California, separates Mount San Gorgonio and the Transverse ranges from Mount San Jacinto and the Peninsular ranges
  • Tijeras Pass – New Mexico, main route through the Sandia and Manzano Mountains east of Albuquerque
  • Polkorridoren, Peary Land, Greenland

South America

Andes

Northern Andes

  • Collado del Condor – Pico el Águila, Mérida (state)
  • La Línea, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia)
  • Papallacta Pass, Ecuador – 4,200 metres (13,766 feet)

Central Andes

  • Abra de Porculla, Peru (connects between Olmos and Marañón) — 2,137 metres (7,011 ft), lowest pass in the Andes
  • Ticlio, Peru — 4,818 metres (15,807 ft)
  • Paso Chungará, Chile –Bolivia (on road 11 and 4, connects between Arica and La Paz) — 4,680 metres (15,350 ft)
  • Paso Colchane – Pisigua, Chile –Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects between Iquique and Oruro) — 3,710 metres (12,170 ft)

Southern Andes

  • Abra del Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between La Poma and San Antonio de los Cobres) — 4,972 metres (16,312 ft) (3.09 miles high)
  • Abra de Chorillos, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between San Antonio de los Cobres and Caucharí)
  • Paso de 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) — 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)
  • Paso Carirriñe, Chile –Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and Junín de los Andes) — 1,176 metres (3,858 ft)
  • 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) — 659 metres (2,162 ft)
  • Paso de Ipela, Chile –Argentina (connects between Futrono and San Martín de los Andes) — ≈ 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
  • Paso de Jama, Chile –Argentina (connects between San Pedro de Atacama and Susques) — ≈ 4,200 metres (13,800 ft)
  • Paso Libertadores, Chile –Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza) — ≈ 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)
  • Uspallata Pass, Chile –Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza) — ≈ 3,810 metres (12,500 ft)
  • 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) — 865 metres (2,838 ft)
  • 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) — 1,884 metres (6,181 ft)
  • 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) — 4,748 metres (15,577 ft)
  • Paso de Sico, Chile –Argentina (connects between Socaire and Catua) — 4,092 metres (13,425 ft)
  • Chile Route 23 — 4,580 metres (15,030 ft)
  • Chile Route 27 — 4,831 metres (15,850 ft)

Other

  • 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)
  • Serra do Rio do Rastro, Brazil

See also

  • List of highest paved roads in Europe

References

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