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)
• Lootsberg Pass

Asia[]

Afghanistan[]

• Broghol Pass to Pakistan
• Dorah Pass to Pakistan
• 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[]

• 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[]

Name	State	Height (ft/m)	Between/ Separating
	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
Changla Pass	Ladakh	17,585 ft (5,360 m)	Leh & Changthang
Chanshal Pass	Himachal Pradesh	14,830 ft (4,520 m)
Dehra Compass	Ladakh
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
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		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)
Nathu La	Sikkim	14,140 ft (4,310 m)	Sikkim & Tibet
Palakkad Gap	Kerala	750 ft (230 m)	Kerala & Tamil Nadu
Thamarassery	Kerala	1,700 ft (520 m)	Malabar & Mysore
Sengottai	Kerala	690 ft (210 m)	Travancore & Tamil Nadu
Pensi La	Ladakh
Rezang La	Ladakh
Rohtang Pass	Himachal Pradesh	13,051 ft (3,978 m)	Manali & Lahaul
Sadhna Pass	Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir)	10,000 ft (3,000 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
Spangur Gap	Ladakh
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 )

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
• Connects Ghazni to Bannu

South Korea[]

Name	Height (m)	Between/Separating	Note
Mungyeong Saejae		Goesan/Mungyeong	footpath only
	548	Goesan/Mungyeong	bypass of Saejae
	696	Danyang/Yeongju
Chupungnyeong	200	Gimcheon/Yeongdong
Daegwallyeong	832	Gangneung/Pyeongchang
	826	Goseong/Inje
		Inje/Yangyang
	520	Goseong/Inje
	503	Pyeongchang/Jeongseon
-		Seoul
		Seoul/Gwacheon
		Uiwang/Suwon

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
• , South Australia

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
	South Island	163
Desert Road	North Island	1,074
	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))
(Canterbury)	South Island	N/A
(Southland)	South Island	N/A
Lewis Pass	South Island	840
Lindis Pass	South Island	971
Mackinnon Pass	South Island	1,140
	North Island	N/A
Manawatu Gorge	North Island	N/A
	North Island	N/A
Porters Pass	South Island	946
Rai Saddle	South Island	247
	South Island	680
	South Island	N/A
Rimutaka Saddle	North Island	555
Tākaka Hill Saddle	South Island	791
	North Island	N/A
	South Island	632
	North Island	N/A
	North Island	N/A
Wards Pass	South Island	1,145
Weka Pass	South Island	N/A
	South Island	196
Wilmot Pass	South Island	671

Europe[]

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Alps[]

Apennines[]

Carpathians[]

Name	Location	Height(m)
	Slovakia
	Slovakia
Buzău Pass	Romania	642
Čertovica	Slovakia	1,232
Donovaly	Slovakia	960
Dukla Pass	Poland, Slovakia	502
	Slovakia
Predeal Pass	Romania	1,000+
Prislop Pass	Romania	1,416
	Slovakia
Surduc Pass	Romania
	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[]

• Katara Pass
• Thermopylae

Iceland[]

• Fimmvörðuháls

Ireland[]

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

Jura Mountains[]

Montenegro[]

Norway[]

Norway/Sweden[]

Pyrenees[]

Sierra Nevada (Spain)[]

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

Great Britain[]

See:

• Mountain Passes of England

• List of hill passes of the Lake District

• Mountain Passes of Scotland
• Mountain Passes of Wales

North America[]

Appalachian Mountains[]

California Coast Ranges[]

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

Cascade Range[]

Coast Mountains[]

Hazelton Mountains[]

Interior Plateau[]

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

Mackenzie Mountains[]

• - Yukon, Northwest Territories
• - Yukon, Northwest Territories

Monashee Mountains[]

• Bonanza Pass - British Columbia
• - British Columbia
• Eagle Pass - British Columbia
• Joss Pass, British Columbia
• Monashee Pass - British Columbia
• - British Columbia
• Sherman Pass - Washington

Rocky Mountains[]

Selkirk Mountains[]

• - British Columbia
• - British Columbia
• Rogers Pass - British Columbia
• Kootenay Pass - British Columbia
• aka Zincton Pass - British Columbia

Sierra Nevada[]

Stikine Ranges[]

• 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).
• - 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

South America[]

Andes[]

Northern Andes[]

• Collado del Condor - Pico el Águila, Mérida (state)
• La Línea, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia)
• , 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)
• , 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 and ) — 4,972 metres (16,312 ft) (3.09 miles high)
• , Salta Province, Argentina (connects between 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)
• , Chile-Argentina (connects between Los Ángeles and Zapala)
• , 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)
• 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 )
• , 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)
• , Chile-Argentina (connects between Palena and Tecka)
• , 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
• , Nahuelbuta Range part of larger Chilean Coast Range (connects between and Purén)
• Serra do Rio do Rastro, Brazil

See also[]

• List of highest paved roads in Europe

References[]

External links[]