List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa
Egypt
- Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
South Africa
- Swartberg Pass (Western Cape)
- Lootsberg Pass
Asia
Afghanistan
- 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
- 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
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Main article: List of gaps in Hong Kong
India
| Name | State | Height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Asirgarh | Madhya Pradesh | |
| Banihal Pass | Jammu and Kashmir | 9,291 |
| Bara-lacha-la | Himachal Pradesh | 16,400 |
| Changla Pass | Jammu and Kashmir | 17,585 |
| Debsa Pass | Himachal Pradesh | 17,520 |
| Dongkhala | Sikkim | 12,000 |
| Dhumdhar Kandi Pass | ||
| Fotu La | Jammu and Kashmir | 13,451 |
| Goecha La | Sikkim | 16,207 |
| Haldighati | Rajasthan | |
| Indrahar Pass | Himachal Pradesh | 14,473 |
| Jelep La | Sikkim | 14,300 |
| Khardung La | Jammu and Kashmir | 17,582 |
| Kunjum Pass | Himachal Pradesh | 14,931 |
| Lungalacha La | Jammu and Kashmir | 16,600 |
| Lamkhaga Pass | Himachal Pradesh | 17,336 |
| Marsimik La | Jammu and Kashmir | 18,314 |
| Mayali Pass | ||
| Nama Pass | Uttarakhand | 18,045 |
| Namika La | Jammu and Kashmir | 12,139 |
| Nathu La | Sikkim | 14,140 |
| Palakkad Gap | Kerala | 1,000 |
| Rohtang Pass | Himachal Pradesh | 13,051 |
| Sasser Pass | Jammu and Kashmir | 17,753 |
| Sela Pass | Arunachal Pradesh | 14,000 |
| Sin La | Uttarakhand | 18,028 |
| Tanglang La | Jammu and Kashmir | 17,583 |
| Traill's Pass | Uttarakhand | 17,100 |
| Zojila Pass | Jammu and Kashmir | 12,400 |
Indonesia
- Puncak Pass, West Java
Japan
- Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures
Malaysia
- Genting Sempah on the border of Pahang and Selangor
Nepal
- Thorong La near Muktinath on the Annapurna Circuit Trail
- Nagpa la pass
- Helambu pass
- Deurali pass SW of Kathmandu
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
- 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
Tajikistan
- Ak-Baital pass (4655 m)
- Kulma Pass to China
Turkey
- Cilician Gates (Gülek Pass), Mersin Province
- Sertavul Pass, Mersin Province
- Syrian Gates (Belen Pass), Hatay Province
- Zigana Pass, Gümüşhane Province
Australasia
Australia
- Alpine Way, New South Wales
- Horrocks Pass, South Australia
- Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
- Tawonga Gap
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The Gap[disambiguation needed
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New Zealand
Europe
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Alps
- 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
- 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)
- Col de Tende
- Tremalzo Pass
- Umbrail Pass
- Wurzen Pass
See also: Principal passes of the Alps, List of mountain passes in Switzerland.
Carpathians
- Transfăgărăşan Pass - Romania ; 2,035m
- Buzău Pass - Romania
- Besník - Slovakia
- Brestová - Slovakia
- Čertovica - Slovakia
- Donovaly - Slovakia
- Dukla Pass - Poland, Slovakia
- Pezinska Baba
- Predeal Pass - Romania
- Prislop Pass - Romania
- Soroška
- Surduc Pass - Romania
- Šturec
- Tihuţa Pass - Romania
- Timiş-Cerna Gap - Romania
- Turnu Roşu Pass - Romania
- Vernár
- Verecke Pass- Ukraine
- Volovets Pass- Ukraine
- Vulcan Pass - Romania
Greece
Iceland
Jura Mountains
Norway/Sweden
- 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
- 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
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
- Puerto del Suspiro del Moro (Pass of the Moor's Sigh)
United Kingdom
See:
North America
Appalachian Mountains
- 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
- 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
- Swift Run Gap - Virginia
- Thornton Gap - Virginia
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)
- 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
- 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
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, British Columbia
- Akamina Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Assiniboine Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Athabasca Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Argentine Pass - Colorado
- Beartooth Pass - Montana, Wyoming
- Berthoud Pass - Colorado
- Big Mountain Pass - Utah
- Black Bear Pass - Colorado
- Black Sage Pass - Colorado
- Boreas Pass - Colorado
- Bridger Pass - Wyoming
- Bozeman Pass - Montana
- Buchanan Pass - Colorado
- Buffalo Pass - Colorado
- Bush Pass - British Columbia
- Cameron Pass - Colorado
- Carcajou Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Centre Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Chief Joseph Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Cinnamon Pass - Colorado
- Coal Bank Pass - Colorado
- Cochetopa Pass - Colorado
- Colter Pass - Montana, Wyoming
- Cottonwood Pass - Colorado
- Cotton Grass Pass - Alberta
- Craig Pass - Wyoming
- Crowsnest Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Dead Indian Pass - Wyoming
- Dunraven Pass - Wyoming
- Elk Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Fall River Pass - Colorado
- Firebrand Pass - Montana
- Flesher Pass - Montana
- Fraser Pass - British Columbia
- Fremont Pass - Colorado
- Fremont Pass - Utah
- Galena Summit - Idaho
- Glorieta Pass - New Mexico
- Gore Pass - Colorado
- Granite Pass - Wyoming
- Guanella Pass - Colorado
- Guardsman Pass - Utah
- Gunsight Pass - Montana
- Hagerman Pass - Colorado
- Highwood Pass - Alberta
- Howse Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Hoosier Pass - Colorado
- Independence Pass - Colorado
- Imogene Pass - Colorado
- Jonas Pass - Alberta
- Jones Pass - Colorado
- Jones Pass - Alberta
- Kakwa Pass - British Columbia, Alberta
- Kenosha Pass - Colorado
- Kananaskis Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Kicking Horse Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Kootenai Pass - Montana
- La Poudre Pass - Colorado
- Lizard Head Pass - Colorado
- Logan Pass - Montana
- Lolo Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Lookout Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Lost Trail Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Loveland Pass - Colorado
- MacDonald Pass - Montana
- Marias Pass - Montana
- Marshall Pass - Colorado
- McClure Pass - Colorado
- McGregor Pass - British Columbia
- Miette Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Milner Pass - Colorado
- Molar Pass - Alberta
- Molas Pass - Colorado
- Monarch Pass - Colorado
- Monida Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Monument Hill - Colorado
- Mosca Pass - Colorado
- Mosquito Pass - Colorado
- Muddy Pass - Colorado
- Mullan Pass - Montana
- Muncho Pass - British Columbia
- Nez Perce Pass - Idaho, Montana
- North Molar Pass - Alberta
- Pearl Pass - Colorado
- Pine Creek Pass - Idaho
- Pine Pass - British Columbia
- Poncha Pass - Colorado
- Powder River Pass - Wyoming
- Ptarmigan Pass - Colorado
- Rabbit Ears Pass - Colorado
- Red Pass - British Columbia
- Raton Pass - Colorado, New Mexico
- Red Cone Pass - Colorado
- Red Hill Pass - Colorado
- Red Mountain Pass - Colorado
- Robson Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Rogers Pass - Montana
- Rollins Pass - Colorado
- Scofield Pass - Colorado
- Shrine Pass - Colorado
- Sifton Pass - British Columbia
- Sinclair Pass - British Columbia
- South Kawka Pass - British Columbia
- South Pass - Wyoming
- South Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Squaw Pass - Colorado
- Summit Pass - British Columbia
- Sunwapta Pass - Alberta
- Swiftcurrent Pass - Montana
- Sylvan Pass - Wyoming
- Targhee Pass - Idaho, Montana
- Taylor Pass - Colorado
- Tennessee Pass - Colorado
- Teton Pass - Wyoming
- Togwotee Pass - Wyoming
- Tomichi Pass - Colorado
- Trout Creek Pass - Colorado
- Tumbling Pass - British Columbia
- Two Ocean Pass - Wyoming
- Ute Pass - Colorado
- Vail Pass - Colorado
- Vermilion Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Wapiti Pass - British Columbia
- Warner Pass - British Columbia
- Wilkerson Pass - Colorado
- Willow Creek Pass - Colorado
- Wolf Creek Pass - Colorado
- Yellowhead Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
- Yellow Jacket 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
See also: List of Sierra Nevada road passes
- Barker Pass
- Beckwourth Pass
- 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 ft.)
- Walker Pass
- Yuba Pass
Stikine Ranges
- Aeroplane Pass
- Metsantan Pass
- Sifton Pass
Tehachapi Mountains
Thompson Plateau
- Clapperton Creek Summit - British Columbia
- Pennask Summit - British Columbia
Other
- 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
Andes
- Abra de Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (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
- 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)
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