List of mountain passes

This is a list of mountain passes.

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)
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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
• Irkeshtam Pass to Kyrgyzstan
• Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan

Hong Kong

India

|- Thui An Gilgit |- Jara La ladhk

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 5416m. Annapurna Circuit Region
• West col 6135m. Makalu Barun
• East Col 6100m. Makalu Barun
• Sherpani Col Makalu Barun
• Cho La 5420m. Mount EverestRegion
• Larky Pass 5213m. Manaslu
• Kagmara La 5115m. Southern Dolpo
• Ganja La 5106m. Langtang Helambu Region
• Meso Kanta 5089m. Annapurna 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

• Mungyeong Saejae

Tajikistan

• Ak-Baital Pass (4655 m)
• Kulma Pass to China

Turkey

• 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

Australasia

Australia

• Alpine Way, New South Wales
• Kings Highway (Australia), New South Wales
• Horrocks Pass, South Australia
• Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
• Tawonga Gap
• Cunninghams Gap, Queensland

New Zealand

Europe

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
• 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
• Colle San Bernardo
• 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

Greece

• Thermopylae
• Katara Pass

Iceland

• Fimmvörðuháls

Ireland

• Barnesmore Gap
• Gap of Dunloe
• Conor Pass
• Moll's Gap

Jura Mountains

• Col de la Croix
• Col de l'Aiguillon

Norway

• Dovrefjell (road E6)
• Filefjell (road E16)
• Gaularfjellet (road 13)
• Geirangervegen (road 63)
• Haukelifjell (road E134)
• Hardangervidda (road 7)
• Hemsedalsfjellet (road 52)
• Hol-Aurland (county road 50)
• Saltfjellet (road E6)
• Sognefjell (road 55)
• Strynefjell (road 15)
• Trollstigen (road 63)
• Valdresflye (road 51)
• Venabygdsfjellet (road 27)
• Vikafjell (road 13)
• Ørnevegen (road 63)

Norway/Sweden

• Bjørnfjell/Riksgränsen (road E10) (530 m)
• Funäsdalenâ€"Røros (road 84/31) (840 m)
• Funäsdalenâ€"Ljungdalen (road Z531) (975 m)
• Gäddedeâ€"Klimpfjäll (road AC1067) (876 m)
• Graddis (Arjeplogâ€"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)

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
• Col du Puymorens

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

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

United Kingdom

See:

• Mountain Passes of England
• Mountain Passes of Scotland
• Mountain Passes of Wales

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
• Deep Notch â€" 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
• Pound Gap - Kentucky, Virginia
• Rockfish Gap - Virginia
• Schuylkill Gap - Pennsylvania
• Sherburne Pass - Vermont
• Smugglers Notch - Vermont
• Snickers Gap - Virginia
• Stony Clove Notch â€" New York
• 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 and British Columbia
• Arapaho Pass, Front Range, Colorado
• Arapaho Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, Colorado
• Argentine Pass, Colorado
• Athabasca Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Badger Pass, Montana
• Bald Mountain Pass, Utah
• Banner Summit, Idaho
• Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
• Beaver Pass, British Columbia
• Berthoud Pass, Colorado
• Big Hole Pass, Montana
• Big Mountain Pass, Utah
• Black Bear Pass, Colorado
• Boreas Pass, Colorado
• Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado
• Bozeman Pass, Montana
• Bridger Pass, Wyoming
• Buchanan Pass, Colorado
• Buffalo Pass, Colorado
• Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Cameron Pass, Colorado
• Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Cerro Summit, Colorado
• Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
• Cochetopa Pass, Colorado
• Cordova Pass, Colorado
• Cottonwood Pass, Colorado
• Craig Pass, Wyoming
• Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• 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
• Fall River Pass, Colorado
• Fourth of July Summit, Idaho
• Fraser Pass, British Columbia
• Fremont Pass, Colorado
• Galena Summit, Idaho
• Georgia Pass, Colorado
• Geyser Pass, Utah
• Gibbons Pass, Montana
• Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
• Gore Pass, Colorado
• Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado
• Granite Pass, Wyoming
• Guanella Pass, Colorado
• Hagerman Pass, Colorado
• Halfmoon Pass, Colorado
• Hancock Pass, Colorado
• Hardscrabble Pass, Colorado
• Highwood Pass, Alberta
• Homestake Pass, Montana
• Hoosier Pass, Colorado
• Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Imogene Pass, Colorado
• Independence Pass, Colorado
• Jarvis Pass, British Columbia
• Jones Pass, Colorado
• Kakwa Pass, British Columbia
• Kebler Pass, Colorado
• Kenosha Pass, Colorado
• Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Kingman Pass, Wyoming
• Kings Hill Pass, Montana
• Kokomo Pass, Colorado
• La Manga Pass, Colorado
• La Poudre Pass, Colorado
• La Veta Pass, Colorado
• Lake Pass, Colorado
• Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana
• Lizard Head Pass, Colorado
• Logan Pass, Montana
• Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Lookout Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Loveland Pass, Colorado
• MacDonald Pass, Montana
• Marias Pass, Montana
• Marshall Pass, Colorado
• McClure Pass, Colorado
• McGregor Pass, British Columbia
• Milner Pass, Colorado
• Molas Pass, Colorado
• Monarch Pass, Colorado
• Monida Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Monkman Pass, British Columbia
• Monument Hill, Colorado
• Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
• Mosca Pass, Colorado
• Mosquito Pass, Colorado
• Muddy Pass, Colorado
• Mullan Pass, Montana
• Muncho Pass, British Columbia
• Nez Perce Pass, Idaho and Montana
• North La Veta Pass, Colorado
• North Pass, Colorado
• Ohio Pass, Colorado
• Old Monarch Pass, Colorado
• Old Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado
• Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Palmer Saddle, Colorado
• Pawnee Pass, Colorado
• Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Pine Pass, British Columbia
• Piper Pass, Alberta
• Pipestone Pass, Montana
• Poncha Pass, Colorado
• Powder River Pass, Wyoming
• Ptarmigan Pass, Front Range, Colorado
• Ptarmigan Pass, Sawatch Range, Colorado
• Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado
• Raton Pass, New Mexico
• Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana
• Red Hill Pass, Colorado
• Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
• Red Rock Pass, Idaho
• Rogers Pass, Colorado
• Rogers Pass, Montana
• Rollins Pass, Colorado
• Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
• Schofield Pass, Colorado
• Searle Pass, Colorado
• Shrine Pass, Colorado
• Sifton Pass, British Columbia
• Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
• Slumgullion Summit, Colorado
• Smuts Pass, Alberta
• Soldier Summit, Utah
• South Pass, Wyoming
• Spring Creek Pass, Colorado
• 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
• Tennessee Pass, Colorado
• Teton Pass, Wyoming
• Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
• Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado
• Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
• Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming
• Unaweep Divide, Colorado
• Ute Pass, Colorado
• Vail Pass, Colorado
• Vasquez Pass, Colorado
• Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
• Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
• Webster Pass, Colorado
• White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
• Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
• Willow Creek Pass, Colorado
• Willow Creek Pass, Montana
• Wind River Pass, Colorado
• Windy Pass, Colorado
• Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
• 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

Thompson Plateau

• Clapperton Creek Summit - British Columbia
• Pennask Summit - British Columbia

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, the main route between Los Angeles and Palm Springs
• Tijeras Pass - New Mexico, main route through the Sandia and Manzano Mountains east of Albuquerque

South America

Andes

Northern Andes

• Paso el Condor, Mérida State, Venezuela. Also known as Pico el Águila
• La Línea, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia)

Central Andes

• Ticlio, Peru â€" 4,818 metres (15,807 ft)
• Paso Chungará, Chile-Bolivia (on road 11 and 4, connects between Arica and La Paz) â€" 4,680 metres (15,350 ft)
• Paso Colchane - Pisigua, Chile-Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects between Iquique and Oruro) â€" 3,710 metres (12,170 ft)

Southern Andes

• Abra del Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between La Poma and San Antonio de los Cobres) â€" 4,972 metres (16,312 ft)
• 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) â€" 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)
• Paso Carirriñe, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and Junín de los Andes) â€" 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) â€" 659 metres (2,162 ft)
• Paso de Ipela, Chile-Argentina (connects between Futrono and San Martín de los Andes) â€" ≈ 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
• Paso de Jama, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Pedro de Atacama and Susques) â€" ≈ 4,200 metres (13,800 ft)
• Paso Libertadores, Chile-Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza) â€" ≈ 3,200 metres (10,500 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) â€" 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) â€" 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) â€" 4,748 metres (15,577 ft)
• Paso de Sico, Chile-Argentina (connects between Socaire and Catua) â€" 4,092 metres (13,425 ft)
• Chile Route 23 â€" 4,580 metres (15,030 ft)
• Chile Route 27 â€" 4,810 metres (15,780 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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