List of mountain passes

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This is a list of mountain passes.

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 2.1 China 2.1.1 Hong Kong 2.2 India 2.3 Indonesia 2.4 Malaysia 2.5 Turkey 2.6 Pakistan 2.7 Tajikistan 3 Australasia 3.1 Australia 3.2 New Zealand 4 Europe 4.1 Alps 4.2 Carpathians 4.3 Greece 4.4 Jura Mountains 4.5 Norway/Sweden 4.6 Pyrenees 4.7 Sierra Nevada (Spain) 4.8 United Kingdom 5 North America 5.1 Appalachian Mountains 5.2 Cascade Range 5.3 Coast Mountains 5.4 Mackenzie Mountains 5.5 Monashee Mountains 5.6 Rocky Mountains 5.7 Selkirk Mountains 5.8 Sierra Nevada 5.9 Tehachapi Mountains 5.10 Thompson Plateau 5.11 Other 6 South America 6.1 Andes 6.2 Chilean Coast Range

[edit] Africa

• Halfaya Pass
• Moteng Pass (Lesotho)
• Mahlasela pass (Lesotho)

[edit] Asia

• Khunjerab Pass - Pakistan-China (highest international border crossing at 4693 m.)
• Khyber Pass- Pakistan-Afghanistan
• Kotal-e Lataband
• Kotal-e Salang
• Mungyeong Saejae - South Korea
• Usui Pass - Japan

[edit] China

• Alataw Pass
• Khunjerab Pass
• Karakoram Pass
• Kulma Pass
• Pingxingguan Pass
• Sasser Pass
• Semo Pass
• Tanggula Pass
• Torugart Pass

[edit] Hong Kong

Main article: List of gaps in Hong Kong

[edit] India

Name	State	Height in feet
Asirgarh	Madhya Pradesh
Banihal Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	9,291
Bara-lacha-la	Jammu and Kashmir	16,400
Changla Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	17,300
Debsa Pass	Himachal Pradesh	17,520
Dongkhala	Sikkim	12,000
Dhumdhar Kandi Pass
Fatu La	Jammu and Kashmir	13,451
Goecha La	Sikkim	16,207
Haldighati	Rajasthan
Jelep La	Sikkim	14,300
Khardung La	Jammu and Kashmir	17,582
Kunjum Pass
Lungalacha La	Jammu and Kashmir	16,600
Lamkhaga Pass
Marsimik La		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	17,582
Traill's Pass	Uttarakhand	17,100
Zojila Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	11,575

[edit] Indonesia

• Puncak Pass

[edit] Malaysia

• Genting Sempah

[edit] Turkey

• Cilician Gates - Turkey

[edit] Pakistan

• Babusar Pass
• Bolan Pass
• Broghol Pass
• Chaprot Pass
• Dorah Pass
• Gondogoro Pass
• Gumal Pass
• Hayal Pass
• Hispar Pass
• Karakar Pass
• Khunjerab Pass
• Khyber Pass
• Kilik Pass
• Kohat Pass
• Lowari Pass
• Mintaka Pass
• Naltar Pass
• Shandur Top

[edit] Tajikistan

• Ak-Baital pass (4655 m)

[edit] Australasia

[edit] Australia

• Alpine Way
• Tawonga Gap

[edit] New Zealand

• Arthur's Pass, South Island
• Burke's Pass, South Island
• Copland Pass, South Island
• Dansey's Pass, South Island
• Haast Pass, South Island
• Hope Saddle, South Island
• Karangahake Gorge, North Island
• Lewis Pass, South Island
• Lindis Pass, South Island
• Mackinnon Pass, South Island
• Mamaku Saddle, North Island
• Manawatu Gorge, North Island
• Porters Pass, South Island
• Takaka Saddle, South Island
• Taupeupe Saddle, North Island
• Waituhi Saddle, North Island
• Wilmot Pass, South Island

[edit] Europe

[edit] Alps

• Arlberg Pass
• Bielerhöhe Pass
• Col de l'Argentiere
• Great St. Bernard Pass
• Little St Bernard Pass
• San Bernardino Pass
• Bernina Pass
• Brenner Pass
• Col du Galibier
• Fern Pass
• Flexen Pass
• Flüela Pass
• Furka Pass
• Gemmi Pass
• St. Gotthard Pass
• Julier Pass
• Klausen Pass
• Loibl Pass
• Maloja Pass
• Nufenen Pass
• Oberalp Pass
• Plöcken Pass
• Semmering
• Septimer Pass
• Col de Sestrieres
• Simplon Pass
• Splügen Pass
• Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)
• Col de Tende
• Umbrail Pass
• Wurzen Pass

See also: Principal passes of the Alps, List of mountain passes in Switzerland.

[edit] Carpathians

• Buzău Pass
• Čertovica
• Donovaly
• Dukla Pass
• Pezinska Baba
• Predeal Pass
• Prislop Pass
• Soroška
• Surduc Pass
• Šturec
• Tihuţa Pass
• Timiş-Cerna Gap
• Turnu Roşu Pass
• Vernár
• Vulcan Pass

[edit] Greece

• Thermopylae

[edit] Jura Mountains

• Col de la Croix
• Col de l'Aiguillon

[edit] 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)

[edit] Pyrenees

• Roncevaux Pass
• Col du Tourmalet
• Somport

[edit] Sierra Nevada (Spain)

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

[edit] United Kingdom

See:

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

[edit] North America

[edit] Appalachian Mountains

• Crawford Notch
• Cumberland Gap
• Delaware Water Gap
• Franconia Notch
• Kancamangas Pass
• Lehigh Gap
• Newfound Gap
• Pinkham Notch

[edit] Cascade Range

• Allison Pass - British Columbia
• Alpowa Summit - Washington
• Austin Pass - Washington
• Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass)
• Blizzard Gap - Oregon
• Bly Mountain Pass - Oregon
• Canyon Creek Pass - Oregon
• Cascade Pass - Washington
• Cayuse Pass - Washington
• Chinook Pass - Washington
• Colockum Pass - Washington
• Coquihalla 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

[edit] Coast Mountains

• Chilkat Pass - British Columbia
• Chilkoot Pass - Alaska, British Columbia
• Gnat Pass - British Columbia
• Heckman Pass - British Columbia
• Pacheco Pass - Central California
• White Pass - Alaska, British Columbia

[edit] Mackenzie Mountains

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

[edit] Monashee Mountains

• Bonanza Pass - British Columbia
• Eagle Pass - British Columbia

[edit] Rocky Mountains

• Abbot 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
• Bozeman Pass - Montana
• Buchanan Pass - Colorado
• Buffalo Pass - Colorado
• Cameron Pass - Colorado
• Chief Joseph Pass - Montana, Idaho
• 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
• Fall River Pass - Colorado
• Firebrand Pass - Montana
• Flesher Pass - Montana
• Fremont Pass (Colorado), near Climax, Colorado
• Fremont Pass (Utah)
• 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
• Kenosha Pass - Colorado
• Kicking Horse Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
• Kootenai Pass - Montana
• La Poudre Pass - Colorado
• Lizard Head Pass - Colorado
• Logan Pass - Montana
• Lolo Pass - Montana, Idaho
• Lookout Pass - Montana, Idaho
• Lost Trail - Montana, Idaho
• Loveland Pass - Colorado
• MacDonald Pass - Montana
• Marias Pass - Montana
• Marshall Pass - Colorado
• McClure Pass - Colorado
• 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
• Nez Perce Pass - Idaho, Montana
• North Molar Pass - Alberta
• Peace River Pass - British Columbia
• Pearl Pass - Colorado
• Pine Creek Pass - Idaho
• Poncha Pass - Colorado
• Powder River Pass - Wyoming
• Ptarmigan Pass - Colorado
• Rabbit Ears Pass - Colorado
• 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
• South Pass - Wyoming
• Squaw Pass - Colorado
• Sunwapta Pass - Alberta
• Swiftcurrent Pass - Montana
• Sylvan Pass - Wyoming
• Targhee Pass - Montana, Idaho
• Taylor Pass - Colorado
• Tennessee Pass - Colorado
• Teton Pass - Wyoming
• Tijeras Canyon - New Mexico
• 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
• Wilkerson Pass - Colorado
• Willow Creek Pass - Colorado
• Wolf Creek Pass - Colorado
• Yellowhead Pass - Alberta, British Columbia
• Yellow Jacket Pass - Colorado

Trail Ridge Road includes Milner Pass (10,120 ft/3,085 m), but elsewhere attains an elevation of 12,183 ft (3,713 m), making it the highest through paved road in the United States.

[edit] Selkirk Mountains

• Rogers Pass - British Columbia
• Kootenay Pass - British Columbia

[edit] Sierra Nevada

• Carson Pass
• Donner Pass
• Ebbetts Pass
• Forester Pass
• Fredonyer Pass
• Monitor Pass
• Muir Pass
• Sonora Pass
• Tioga Pass
• Walker Pass

[edit] Tehachapi Mountains

• Tehachapi Pass
• Tejon Pass

[edit] Thompson Plateau

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

[edit] Other

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

[edit] South America

[edit] Andes

• Paso Agua Negra, Chile-Argentina (connects between La Serena and San José de Jachal)
• Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly know 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 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 Jama, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Pedro de Atacama and San Salvador de Jujuy)
• Paso Libertadores, Chile-Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza)
• Paso Mamuil Malal, Chile-Argentina (connects between Pucón and Junín de los Andes)
• 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 Tinogasta)
• Paso el Condor, Mérida State, Venezuela. Also known as Pico el Águila

[edit] Chilean Coast Range

• Contulmo Pass, Nahuelbuta Range (connects between Contulmo and Purén)