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Africa

Egypt

Halfaya Pass Halfaya Pass ( ar, ممر حلفيا, translit=Mamarr Ḥalfayā ) is in northwest Egypt, 11.5 kilometres east of the border with Libya and 7.5 kilometres south of the other, more major pass in the ridge today. A high, narrow escarpment extends ...

(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 This is a list of publicly accessible passes in the KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. List of passes in the KwaZulu-Natal province See also * List of mountain passes of South Africa References {{Reflist * KwaZulu KwaZulu was a semi-i ...

* Free State Passes * Limpopo Province Passes * Mpumalanga Passes * Gauteng Passes * Northwest Province Passes * Swartberg Pass (Western Cape) *

Lootsberg Pass Lootsberg Pass (English: Pilot's Mountain), is situated in Sneeuberge, Eastern Cape, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coa ...

Asia

Afghanistan

* Broghol Pass to Pakistan * Dorah Pass to Pakistan * Hajigak Pass *

Khost-Gardez Pass The Khost-Gardez Pass, frequently abbreviated as the K-G Pass, and known locally as the Seti-Kandow Pass, or the Satukandav Pass by Soviet forces, is the main land route connecting Khost, the capital of Khost Province, and Gardez, the capital o ...

* Khyber Pass to Pakistan *

Kotal-e Khushk Kōtal-e Khushk ( ar, کوتل خشک), also called Ąaćbaną and Kōtal-e Darband, is a mountain pass in Daykundi Province, central Afghanistan.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a ...

Kushan Pass The Kushan Pass or Kaoshan Pass (el. about 4,370 m or 14,340 ft) is a mountain pass just west of the famous Salang Pass (3,878 m. or 12,723 ft.) in the Hindu Kush mountain range of northern Afghanistan. These two passes provided the most ...

linking northern Afghanistan to the region. *

Lataband Pass The Lataband Pass or Kotal-e Latah Band, in pashto کوتل لته بند, (elevation: ) is a mountain pass connecting Kabul and Jalalabad on the way to Pakistan in the Karkacha hills between Seh Baba and Butkhak in the Hindukush Range. The name, ...

Tang-e Gharu Tang-e Gharu, also known as Tang-e Gharo (Pashto: تنگ غارو), is a gorge and a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The Kabul River passes through the gorge, flowing eastward. The Kabul–Jalalabad ...

is a gorge which links Afghanistan with Pakistan *

Salang Pass The Salang Pass ( ps, د سالنګ لاره; prs, كتل سالنگ ''Kutal-i Salang'', el. ) is the primary mountain pass connecting northern Afghanistan with Parwan Province, with onward connections to Kabul Province, southern Afghanistan, ...

crosses the

Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Province ...

linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan - nowadays through a tunnel. *

Wakhjir Pass The Wakhjir Pass,Ludwig W. Adamec. Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan Vol. 1. Badakhshan Province and northeastern Afghanistan. Graz : Akad. Druck- und Verl.-Anst., 1972.p. 185. also spelled Vakhjir Pass, is a mountain pass in t ...

to China

China

Pingxingguan Pass Pingxing Pass () is a mountain pass in the Shanxi Province of China. There is a section of the Great Wall of China there. The Battle of Pingxingguan was fought here between the National Revolutionary Army's 8th Route Army of the Republic of Ch ...

, Shanxi *

Jiayu Pass Jiayu Pass or () is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall. In the Min ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Jianmen Pass Jianmen Pass () is a mountain pass located southwest of the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan province. It has also been called "Jianmenguan Pass"; however, that form is redundant since ''guan'' means "pass" in Chinese. Location Jianmen Pass is loca ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

* Niangzi Pass, Border between Shanxi and

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

Yanmen Pass Yanmen Pass, also known by its Chinese name Yanmenguan and as Xixingguan, is a mountain pass which includes three fortified gatehouses along the Great Wall of China. The area was a strategic choke point in ancient and medieval China, contro ...

, Shanxi *

Alataw Pass The Dzungarian Gate (or Altai Gap or Altay Gap) is a geographically and historically significant mountain pass between China and Central Asia. It has been described as the "one and only gateway in the mountain-wall which stretches from Manchuria ...

to Kazakhstan * Dongkhala to India * Jelep La to India * Karakoram Pass to India *

Khunjerab Pass Khunjerab Pass (; ; ug, قونجىراپ ئېغىزى) is a mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains, in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan (Gilgit–Baltistan's Hunza and Nagar Districts) and on the southwest border of Ch ...

to Pakistan *

Kilik Pass The Kilik Pass (elevation ; ; ur, کلوک پاس) to the west of Mintaka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains between Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. The two passes were, in ancient times, the two mai ...

to Pakistan *

Kulma Pass The Kulma Pass ( Tajik: , ) or Qolma Pass, also referred to as Karasu Pass, is a mountain pass across the Pamir Mountains on the border between Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous Cou ...

to Tajikistan * Mintaka Pass to Pakistan *

Nathu La Nathu La (, ) is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal in Bengal, South Asia. The pass, at , connects the towns of Kalimpong and Gangtok to ...

to India * Semo Pass, Tibet (18,258 ft) *

Tanggula Pass The Tanggu La, Tangla Pass, or Tanggu Pass (; bo, གདང་ལ) is a wide mountain pass in Southwest China over in elevation, which utilized by both the Qinghai–Tibet Highway and Qinghai–Tibet Railway to cross the Tanggula Mountains ...

, Tibet *

Torugart Pass Torugart Pass (; ; ) is a mountain pass in the Tian Shan mountain range near the border between the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. It is one of two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China, the other ...

to Kyrgyzstan * Irkeshtam Pass to Kyrgyzstan *

to Afghanistan

Hong Kong

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

* Puncak Pass, West Java

Japan

Usui Pass The is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma prefecture in Japan. It has served as one of the major transportation routes in central Japan since at least the eighth century. Road The pass on the ancient Tōsandō highway was d ...

between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

See: List of mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Genting Sempah Genting Sempah or Sempah Pass is a transit town and mountain pass in Bentong District, Pahang, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federa ...

on the border of Pahang and Selangor

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

* Thorong La 5416 m.

Annapurna Circuit The Annapurna Circuit is a trek within the mountain ranges of central Nepal. The total length of the route varies between 160–230 km (100-145 mi), depending on where motor transportation is used and where the trek is ended. This trek c ...

Region * West col 6135 m.

Makalu Makalu ( ne, मकालु हिमाल, Makālu himāl; zh, t=馬卡魯峰, p=Mǎkǎlǔ fēng) is the fifth highest mountain in the world at . It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas southeast of Mount Everest, in Nepal. One of th ...

Barun * East Col 6100 m.

Barun * Sherpani Col

Barun * Cho La 5420 m.

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

Region * Larky Pass 5213 m.

Manaslu Manaslu ( ne, मनास्लु, also known as Kutang; muh-NAA-slu) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Man ...

* Kagmara La 5115 m. Southern

Dolpo Dolpo ( bo, དོལ་པོ ) is a high-altitude culturally Tibetan region in the upper part of the Dolpa District of western Nepal, bordered in the north by China.. Part of the region lies in Shey Phoksundo National Park. The sparse, agro ...

* Ganja La 5106 m.

Langtang Langtang valley is a Himalayan valley in the mountains of north-central Nepal, known for its trekking routes and natural environment. Administrative The Langtang valley lies in the Rasuwa district of the Bagmati Province in Nepal. Situ ...

Helambu Region * Meso Kanta 5089 m.

Annapurna Annapurna (; ne, अन्नपूर्ण) is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the tenth highest mountain in the world at above sea level and is well known for the diffic ...

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 Babusar Pass or Babusar Top (Urdu: درہ بابوسر) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in Pakistan at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley, connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). It ...

Bolan Pass Bolān Pass ( ur, ) is a valley and a natural gateway, through the Toba Kakar range in Balochistan province of Pakistan, south of the Afghanistan border. The pass is an stretch of the Bolan river valley from Rindli in the south to Darwāza ...

* Broghol Pass to Afghanistan * Chaprot Pass * Dorah Pass to Afghanistan *

Gondogoro Pass Gondogoro Pass or Gondogoro La ( ur, گوندوگرو) is a 5585 meter high mountain pass in the Baltistan region of Pakistan 25 km south of the world's second-highest peak, K2. It connects the Gondogoro Glacier on the southwest and the Vi ...

* Gumal Pass *

Hayal Pass Hayal Pass (el. 4700 m) is a high mountain pass to the north of Shani Peak in the Naltar Valley of northern Pakistan. The pass lies in the west of Naltar Pass. See also *Naltar Valley The Naltar Valley () is a valley situated about from t ...

* Hispar Pass * Karakar Pass *

to China * Khyber Pass to Afghanistan *

to China * Kohat Pass * Lowari Pass * Malakand Pass * Mintaka Pass to China * Naltar Pass * Shandur Top * Tochi Pass Connects Ghazni to Bannu

South Korea

Tajikistan

Ak-Baital Pass The Ak-Baital Pass (russian: Акбайтал; tg, Оқбайтал; ky, Ак-Байтал) is a mountain pass in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan (GBAO region).According to Lonely Planet. At it is the highest point of the M41 highway The M ...

(4,655 m) * Anzob Pass (3,400 m) *

Beyik Pass The Beyik Pass, also written and Payik Pass and Bayik Pass, is a mountain pass in the Sarikol Range between Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan and the Taghdumbash Pamir region of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, Ch ...

to China (4,600 m) *

to China (4,362 m) * Kyzylart Pass to Kyrgyzstan (4,280 m)

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

* Amanian Gates (Bahçe Pass), on border between Osmaniye and

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approxi ...

provinces *

Cilician Gates The Cilician Gates or Gülek Pass is a pass through the Taurus Mountains connecting the low plains of Cilicia to the Anatolian Plateau, by way of the narrow gorge of the Gökoluk River. Its highest elevation is about 1000m. The Cilician Gates ha ...

(Gülek Pass),

Mersin Province Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of f ...

* Sertavul Pass, on border between Mersin and

Karaman Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According t ...

provinces * Syrian Gates (Belen Pass), Hatay Province * Zigana Pass, on border between

Gümüşhane Gümüşhane () is a city and the capital district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The city lies along the Harşit River, at an elevation of , about southwest of Trabzon. According to the 2010 census, population of G ...

and

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the B ...

provinces

Uzbekistan

* Kamchik Pass

Australasia

Australia

Alpine Way The Alpine Way is a rural road located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The road connects in the east to the New South Wales / Victorian border in the west, crossing the Murray River, near Bringenbrong / Upper ...

, New South Wales *

Macquarie Pass Macquarie Pass is an eight-kilometre-long section of the Illawarra Highway passing through Macquarie Pass National Park. It was opened in 1898, though had been used by the Wodi Wodi tribe. Macquarie Pass links the Southern Highland town of Rob ...

, New South Wales *

Kings Highway (Australia) Kings Highway is an interstate highway located within the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, Australia. The highway connects Canberra with Batemans Bay on the South Coast. It is designated route B52. Route West to east, it star ...

, New South Wales * Cunninghams Gap, Queensland *

Heavitree Gap The Heavitree Gap, or ''Ntaripe'' in the Arrernte language, is a water gap in the Northern Territory of Australia in the MacDonnell Ranges. It is the southern entrance to the city of Alice Springs and in addition to the Todd River it carries the ...

, Northern Territory * Horrocks Pass, South Australia * Nowlands Gap, New South Wales * Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia * Tawonga Gap, Victoria

New Zealand

Europe

Alps

* Col de l'Argentiere - France/Italy * Arlberg Pass - Austria *

Bernina Pass The Bernina Pass (el. .) ( it, Passo del Bernina) is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley w ...

- Switzerland *

Bielerhöhe Pass The Bielerhöhe connects the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg with the Paznaun valley in Tirol. At 2,037 m above sea level, the Bielerhöhe lies in the Vorarlberg region, due north of the Silvretta Reservoir. The Bielerhöhe is the highest reachabl ...

- Austria * Bocchetta del Croso - Italy * Bocchetto Sessera - Italy *

Col de la Bonette Col de la Bonette (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The road over the ...

- France * Brenner Pass - Austria/Italy * Colle di Cadibona - Italy * Colle della Croce - France/Italy * Falzarego Pass - Italy *

Fern Pass Fern Pass (elevation 1212 m) is a mountain pass in the Tyrolean Alps in Austria. It is located between the Lechtal Alps on the west and the Mieming Mountains on the east. The highest peak in Germany, the Zugspitze is only 13.5 km away to th ...

- Austria * Col Ferret - Italy/Switzerland *

Flexen Pass Flexen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the '' Bundesland'' of Vorarlberg. It is at an elevation of . It connects the upper Lech valley between Warth, Lech, and Zürs with the Klostertal near Stuben. The pass road was bu ...

- Austria * Flüela Pass - Switzerland * Col du Fréjus - Italy/France *

Furka Pass Furka Pass (french: Le Col de la Furka), with an elevation of , is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. The Furka Oberalp Bahn line through the Furka Tunnel bypasses the pass. The base tunnel ope ...

- Switzerland * Col du Galibier - France * Passo Garlenda - Italy *

Gemmi Pass Gemmi Pass is a high mountain pass across the Bernese Alps connecting Leukerbad (on the south) in the canton of Valais with Kandersteg (on the north) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself lies within the canton of Valais, at a height of above s ...

- Switzerland *

Grimsel Pass The Grimsel Pass (german: Grimselpass; french: Col du Grimsel; it, Passo del Grimsel) is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of . The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the ...

- Switzerland * Giau Pass - Italy *

Grossglockner High Alpine Road The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German ''Großglockner Hochalpenstraße'') is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria. It connects Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße, Bruck in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg with Heilige ...

* Hiaslegg (

Tragöß Tragöß (or Tragoess) is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Tragöß-Sankt Katharein. It is home to Grüner See (Gre ...

-Oberort – Trofaiach) *

Col de l'Iseran Col de l'Iseran (el. ) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the D902 roadway. The pass is part of the Route ...

(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 The Loibl Pass (german: Loiblpass) or Ljubelj Pass ( sl, prelaz Ljubelj) is a high mountain pass in the Karawanks chain of the Southern Limestone Alps, linking Austria with Slovenia. The Loibl Pass road is the shortest connection between the Cari ...

(''Ljubelj Pass'') *

Maloja Pass Maloja Pass ( Italian: ''Passo del Maloja'', German: ''Malojapass'') (1815m a.s.l.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in It ...

* Nufenen Pass *

Oberalp Pass Oberalp Pass ( rm, Alpsu or ''Cuolm d'Ursera''; german: Oberalppass) (2044 meters above sea level) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Uri between Disentis/Mustér and Andermatt. Winter closure ...

* Petit Col Ferret - Italy/Switzerland * Plöcken Pass *

Pordoi Pass Pordoi is a mountain pass, pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of , and the road crossing the pass connects Arabba (Livinallongo del Col d ...

- Italy * Pötschen Pass * Predil Pass (''Predel Pass'') * Pyhrn Pass * Colle del Quazzo - Italy * Col de Restefond * Colle della Rho (''Col de la Roue'') - Italy/France * Col Saint Martin *

San Bernardino Pass San Bernardino Pass ( it, Passo del San Bernardino, german: Bernhardinpass, ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein (river), Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis (canton of Graubünden) and B ...

* 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 The Simplon Pass (french: Col du Simplon; german: Simplonpass; it, Passo del Sempione, Lombard: ''Pass del Sempiün'') () is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canto ...

* Soboth, Austria *

Splügen Pass The Splügen Pass (german: Splügenpass; it, Passo dello Spluga; rm, Pass dal Spleia ) is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss, Grisonian Splügen to the north below the pass with the Italian Chiavenna to the ...

* Great St. Bernard Pass * Little St Bernard Pass * St. Gotthard Pass *

Stelvio Pass The Stelvio Pass ( it, Passo dello Stelvio , ''Giogo dello Stelvio'' ; german: Stilfser Joch; ) is a mountain pass in Northern Italy, northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of Height above mean sea level, above sea level. It is the L ...

(''Stilfserjoch'') *

Susten Pass Susten Pass (German: ''Sustenpass'') (el. 2260 m.) is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. The pass road, built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300-metre long tunnel crosses the pas ...

* Packsattel - Austria * Radl Pass *

Passo della Teglia The Passo della Teglia (1385 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Imperia (Italy). It connects Rezzo with Molini di Triora. Geography The pass stands between Monte Pizzo (1417 m, NW) and Monte Fenaira (1457 m, SE). It is located on t ...

- Italy *

Col de Tende Col de Tende ( it, Colle di Tenda; elevation 1870 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, close to the border between France and Italy, although the highest section of the pass is wholly within France. It separates the Maritime Alps from the Lig ...

- France/Italy * Giogo di Toirano - Italy * Tremalzo Pass *

Umbrail Pass Umbrail Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass on the Swiss-Italian border connecting Santa Maria in Val Müstair with Bormio in the Adda valley. On the Italian side, it connects to the Stelvio Pass road and the Valtellina. It is currently the hig ...

Wurzen Pass The Wurzen Pass (german: Wurzenpass, sl, Korensko sedlo) is a mountain pass in a col of the Karawanks mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, on the border between Radendorf in the Austrian state of Carinthia and Kranjska Gora in Slovenia. ...

* Vršič Pass - Slovenia

Apennines

* Bocca Trabaria pass * Bocca Serriola pass * Bocchetta Pass * Calla pass * Colle di Cadibona * Capannelle Pass *

Cisa Pass The Cisa Pass or La Cisa Pass is a mountain pass in Italy that marks the division between the Ligurian and Tuscan Apennines. It is located on the border between northern Tuscany (Province of Massa-Carrara The province of Massa-Carrara ( ...

Passo del Faiallo Passo del Faiallo (1044 m) is a mountain pass between the Province of Savona (SV) and the Metropolitan City of Genoa (GE). It connects Urbe (SV) with Passo del Turchino (GE), both in Liguria. Etymology The name ''Faiallo'' indirectly com ...

* 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

Carpathians The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretches ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

* Abano Pass * Jvari Pass * Mamison Pass * Rikoti Pass *

Roki Tunnel The Roki Tunnel (also called Roksky Tunnel, ka, როკის გვირაბი; ; russian: Рокский туннель) is a mountain tunnel of the Transkam road through the Greater Caucasus Mountains, north of the village Upper Roka. I ...

* Zekari Pass

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

* Baros Pass *

Katara Pass The Katara Pass or Metsovo Pass ( el, Πέρασμα της Κατάρας) is a mountain pass in the Pindus mountains in northern Greece. It is 5 km northeast of the town Metsovo. Situated on the border of Epirus ( Ioannina regional unit) an ...

Thermopylae Thermopylae (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: (''Thermopylai'') , Demotic Greek (Greek): , (''Thermopyles'') ; "hot gates") is a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulphur ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

* Fimmvörðuháls

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

* Barnesmore Gap * Conor Pass *

Gap of Dunloe The Gap of Dunloe (), also recorded as ''Bearna an Choimín'' (meaning "gap of the commonage" or "gap of the little hollow"), is a narrow mountain pass running north-south in County Kerry, Ireland, that separates the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mounta ...

* Healy Pass * Mamore Gap *

Moll's Gap Moll's Gap or Céim an Daimh (meaning, Gap of the Ox), is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in Kerry, Ireland. Moll's Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route, and offers views of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, and is ...

* 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 de la Givrine (el. 1228 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, near the border with France. It connects Nyon in Switzerland and Morez in France. The maximum grade of the pass road is 8 percent ...

* 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 Col des Roches (el. 919 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border between the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland and France. It connects Le Locle in Switzerland and Morteau Morteau () is a commune, in the Doubs departme ...

* Salhöhe * Santelhöchi * Schafmatt * Schelten Pass * Staffelegg * La Tourne * Unterer Hauenstein * Vue des Alpes * Weissenstein Pass

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* Durmitor Pass * Lovcen Pass

Norway

Dovrefjell Dovrefjell is a mountain range in Central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The mountain range is located in Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, and Trøndelag counties in Norway. As a result of its central ...

(road E6)(1026 m) *

Filefjell Filefjell is a mountainous area in Norway. It is located between Lærdal in the Vestland county and Valdres in Innlandet county. It is the historical, as well as modern, main route, linking Western Norway and Eastern Norway. The European route E16 ...

(road E16)(1004 m) * Gaularfjellet ( road 13)(745 m) * Geirangervegen ( road 63)(1038 m) *

Hardangervidda Hardangervidda ( en, Hardanger Plateau) is a mountain plateau (Norwegian: ''vidde'') in central southern Norway, covering parts of Vestland, Vestfold og Telemark, and Viken counties. It is the largest plateau of its kind in Europe, with a cold ye ...

(road 7)(1250 m) *

Haukelifjell Haukelifjell is a mountain area and a mountain pass in South Norway. The area is located in Vinje municipality in the county of Telemark and Odda municipality in the county of Hordaland. The mountain area partially overlaps the Hardangervidda mo ...

(road E134)(1085 m) * Hemsedalsfjellet (road 52)(1137 m) * Hol-Aurland (county road 50)(1165 m) * Ørnevegen ( road 63)(624 m) *

Saltfjellet Saltfjellet is a mountain area in Nordland county, Norway that separates the two regions of Helgeland and Salten. It is also a cultural border between the Southern and Central parts of Sápmi. Geography and environment The Saltfjell is one of the ...

( European route E6)(689 m) *

Sognefjell Sognefjellet ( en, Sogn Mountains) is a mountainous area and mountain pass which connects Lustrafjorden and its surrounding valley with the Ottadalen valley in the Jotunheimen area. Sognefjellet is located in Luster Municipality (in Vestland cou ...

(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 Valdresflye, also spelled Valdresflya and Valdresflyi, is a mountain plateau in the easternmost part of the Jotunheimen mountains in Norway. The plateau lies in Innlandet county, mostly in Øystre Slidre Municipality, but a small area extends in ...

(road 51)(1390 m) * Venabygdsfjellet (road 27) * Vikafjell ( road 13)(988 m)

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
/ Sweden

* Bjørnfjell/

Riksgränsen Riksgränsen, ( no, Riksgrensen), ''The National Border'' in Swedish, is a ski-resort in Kiruna Municipality, Lappland, Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. The skiing season is from February to June. From end of May the lifts operate ...

(road E10) (530 m) *

Funäsdalen Funäsdalen is a village located in Härjedalen Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 890 inhabitants in 2010. Funäsdalen is situated in western Härjedalen near the Norwegian border. Funäsdalen is the site of Härjedalens Fjällmuseum ...

– Ljungdalen (road Z531) (975 m) *

–

Røros Røros ( sma, Plaassja, ) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen. The min ...

(road 84/31) (840 m) * Gäddede–

Klimpfjäll Klimpfjäll (Southern Sami language: ''Klimhpe el. Klimhpese'') is a village located in Vilhelmina Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, about 20 km from the border to Norway and 120 km from Vilhelmina Vilhelmina ( sma, Vualtjere) ...

(road AC1067) (876 m) * Graddis ( Arjeplog– Rognan) (road 95/77) (740 m) *

Sälen Sälen () is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of Vasaloppet ...

(road 66) (760 m) *

Storlien Storlien is a village and ski resort located in Åre municipality in Jämtland, Sweden, two kilometres from the Swedish-Norwegian border. The primary bases of the settlement are tourism and outdoor life – alpine skiing, snowmobiling, cross- ...

(road E14) (615 m) * Tännäs (road 311) (850 m) * Umbukta (road E12) (600 m in tunnel, 650 m along older pass road)

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

* Torre

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

Col d'Ares Col d'Ares () or Coll d'Ares () (el. 1513 m) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain. History In 1691, during the Nine Years' War, th ...

Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...

Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...

Pas de la Casa El Pas de la Casa (; french: Le Pas de la Case) is a ski resort (part of the Grandvalira resort), town, and mountain pass in the Encamp parish of Andorra, lying on the border with France. Overview Its name literally translates as "the pass of th ...

* 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 Roncesvalles Pass, Ronceval Pass or Roncevaux Pass (; ; ; elevation 1057 m) is a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees near the border between France and Spain. The pass itself is entirely in Spain. Location The pass is located between the towns of ...

Somport Somport or Col du Somport, known also as the Aspe Pass or Canfranc Pass, (el. 1632 m.) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. Its name is derived from the Latin ''Summus portus''. It was one of the most popu ...

Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...

Sierra Nevada (Spain) Sierra Nevada (; meaning "mountain range covered in snow") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain:The highest peak in Spanish territory is Teide on the island of Tene ...

Puerto del Suspiro del Moro Puerto del Suspiro del Moro or Pass of the Moor's Sigh is a mountain pass in the Spanish Sierra Nevada. History Muhammad XII, the last Moorish Sultan of Granada, and his court are said to have crossed this Alpujarras pass after being ejected fr ...

(Pass of the Moor's Sigh)

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...

''See:'' * Mountain Passes of England :* List of hill passes of the Lake District *

Mountain Passes of Scotland A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

* Mountain Passes of Wales

North America

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

* Anderson Pass - Alaska Range * Kahiltna Pass - Alaska Range *

Mentasta Pass Mentasta Pass is a major mountain pass in Alaska, separating the Alaska Range on the west from the Mentasta Mountains on the east. Alaska Route 1 (the Glenn Highway) runs through the pass, connecting the Copper River Valley with the Alaska Highway ...

- Alaska Range * Polychrome Pass - Alaska Range *

Chilkat Pass The Chilkat Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Alaska, United States, and the province of British Columbia, Canada, at the divide between the Klehini (S) and Kelsall Rivers just northwest of Haines, Alaska. At an elevation of 3510 ft ...

- Boundary Range *

Chilkoot Pass Chilkoot Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point along the Chilkoot Trail that leads from Dyea, Alaska to Bennett La ...

- Boundary Range *

White Pass White Pass, also known as the Dead Horse Trail, (elevation ) is a mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of the U.S. state of Alaska and the province of British Columbia, Canada. It leads from Skagway, Ala ...

- 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 Turnagain Pass (el. ) is a mountain pass just south of the municipal limits of Anchorage, Alaska. It is located in the northeastern part of Kenai Peninsula Borough. The pass marks the highest point on the Seward Highway at approximately milepost ...

- Kenai Range * Hatcher Pass - Talkeetna Range

Appalachian Mountains The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They ...

* Appalachian Gap - Vermont *

Ashby Gap Ashby Gap, more commonly known as Ashby's Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Clarke County, Loudoun County and Fauquier County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 50. The Appalachian trail also passes a ...

- 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 Carmans Notch is a wind gap located west of Mount Warren in the Catskills of New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state ...

- New York *

Chester Gap Chester Gap, sometimes referred to as Happy Creek Gap for the creek that runs down its western slope, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Rappahannock County, Fauquier County and Warren County in Virginia. The gap is trav ...

- Virginia * Clarke's Gap - Virginia * Cowee Gap - North Carolina * Craven Gap - North Carolina *

Crawford Notch Crawford Notch is a major pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located in Hart's Location. Roughly half of that town is contained in Crawford Notch State Park. The high point of the notch, at approximately above sea level, is at ...

- New Hampshire *

Cumberland Gap The Cumberland Gap is a pass through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains, near the junction of the U.S. states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. It is famous in American colonial history for its r ...

- Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky * Deals Gap - North Carolina, Tennessee * Deep Notch – New York *

Delaware Water Gap Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap ...

- Pennsylvania, New Jersey * Diamond Notch - New York * Dixville Notch - New Hampshire * Evans Notch – Maine * Fishers Gap - Virginia *

Franconia Notch Franconia Notch (elev. ) is a major mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Dominated by Cannon Mountain to the west and Mount Lafayette to the east, it lies principally within Franconia Notch State Park and is traversed by ...

- New Hampshire * Gillespie Gap - North Carolina * Goshen Pass - Virginia * Grafton Notch - Maine * Grandmother Gap - North Carolina *

Granville Notch Granville Notch, or Granville Gulf, is a notch, or mountain pass, located in Granville, Vermont. North of the height of land, the notch is the source of the Mad River, which drains into the Winooski River, and into Lake Champlain. Lake Champlai ...

- Vermont * Hazen's Notch - Vermont * Hillsboro Gap - Virginia *

Hobart Gap The Hobart Gap is a pass and road through the Watchung Mountains in Northern New Jersey. During the American Revolutionary War, Hessian General Baron Wilhelm von Knyphausen attempted to seize the Hobart Gap, now crossed by present-day Route 24, ...

- New Jersey * James River Gorge - Virginia * Jarman Gap - Virginia * Kancamagus Pass - New Hampshire *

Keyes Gap Keyes Gap or Keyes' Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 9/ West Virginia Route 9. The Appalachian Trail also ...

- Virginia, West Virginia * Kinsman Notch - New Hampshire *

Lehigh Gap The Lehigh Gap or Lehigh Water Gap is a water gap located in the townships of Lehigh, Washington, Lower Towamensing and East Penn in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It was formed by the Lehigh River where it cuts through the ...

- Pennsylvania * Lincoln Gap - Vermont * Mahoosuc Notch - Maine * Manassas Gap - Virginia * Mechanicsburg Gap - West Virginia * Middlebury Gap - Vermont *

Moccasin Gap Moccasin Gap, also known as Big Moccasin Gap, is a pass in Clinch Mountain, a long ridge within the Appalachian Mountains, at Gate City, Virginia. This gap has a long history as a passageway through the mountain. It was used by the Cherokee and S ...

- Virginia *

Monterey Pass Monterey Pass is a mountain pass located in Franklin County, southern Pennsylvania. Geography The saddle area lies near Happel's Meadow, between Monterey Peak (1,663 ft) and Clermont Crag (1627 ft), in the South Mountain Rang ...

- Pennsylvania *

New Market Gap New Market Gap is a wind gap in the Massanutten Mountain in Virginia. The gap is located approximately in the middle of the range, dividing it into north and south sections. U.S. Route 211 runs through the gap, connecting New Market in the ...

- Virginia *

Newfound Gap Newfound Gap (el. ) is a mountain pass located near the center of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States of America. Situated along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, the state l ...

- Tennessee, North Carolina *

Pinkham Notch Pinkham Notch (elevation 2032 ft. / 619 m) is a mountain pass in the White Mountains of north-central New Hampshire, United States. The notch is a result of extensive erosion by the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the Wisconsinian ice age. Pin ...

- New Hampshire * Potomac Water Gap - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia * Pound Gap - Kentucky, Virginia *

Rockfish Gap Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap. Joining the Shenandoah Valley to the Piedmont r ...

- Virginia * Schuylkill Gap - Pennsylvania * Sherburne Pass - Vermont * Skinners Gap - West Virginia * Smugglers Notch - Vermont *

Snickers Gap Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 7. The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap. ...

- Virginia * Soco Gap - North Carolina * Stony Clove Notch – New York * Swatara Gap - Pennsylvania *

Swift Run Gap Swift Run Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains located in the U.S. state of Virginia. Geography At an elevation of , it is the site of the mountain crossing of U.S. Highway 33 between the Piedmont region on the eastern side and the Sh ...

- Virginia *

Thornton Gap Thornton Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia separating the Shenandoah Valley from the Piedmont region of the state. History Thornton Gap was named for Francis Thornton (1711–April 14, 1749), owner of the land ...

- Virginia * Thoroughfare Gap - Virginia * Wilson Gap - Virginia, West Virginia * Zealand Notch - New Hampshire

California Coast Ranges The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains. P ...

Pacheco Pass Pacheco Pass, elevation , is a low mountain pass located in the Diablo Range in southeastern Santa Clara County, California. It is the main route through the hills separating the Santa Clara Valley and the Central Valley. As with most passes in ...

- Central California * Altamont Pass - Northern Central California, in the

Diablo Range The Diablo Range is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Coast Ranges in northern California, United States. It stretches from the eastern San Francisco Bay area at its northern end to the Salinas Valley are ...

Cascade Range

Allison Pass Allison Pass (el. ) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton. It is located in the middle of Manning Park, at the divide between ...

- British Columbia * Austin Pass - Washington * Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass) - Washington * Blizzard Gap -

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

* Bly Mountain Pass - Oregon *

Cady Pass Cady may refer to: Places United States * Cady, Wisconsin, a town * Cady Mountains, California * Cady Pond, Massachusetts * Cady Lake, South Dakota * Camp Cady, California, a United States Army camp in 1860–1861 and 1866–1871 Elsewhere * C ...

- Washington * Canyon Creek Pass -

* 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 -

* Hogback Summit -

* Horse Ridge Summit -

* Lake of the Woods Summit * Lolo Pass - Oregon * Loup Loup Summit -

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

* McKenzie Pass - Oregon *

Naches Pass Naches Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Cascade Range in the state of Washington. It is located about east of Tacoma and about northwest of Yakima, near the headwaters of tributary streams of the Naches River on the east and the ...

- Washington * Old Blewett Pass - Washington * Pass Creek Pass -

* Picture Rock Pass -

Rainy Pass Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water ...

- Washington * Rattlesnake Pass -

* Santiam Pass- Oregon * Sexton Mountain Pass - Oregon * Sherman Pass - Washington * Smith Hill Summit -

* Snoqualmie Pass - Washington * Stage Road Pass -

Stampede Pass Stampede Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington. Southeast of Seattle and east of Tacoma, its importance to transportation lies almost entirely with railroading, as no paved r ...

- Washington *

Stevens Pass Stevens Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains located at the border of King County and Chelan County in Washington, United States. U.S. Route 2 travels over the pass, reaching a maximum elevation of . The Pacific ...

- Washington * Sunday Summit - British Columbia * Sun Pass -

* Washington and Rainy Passes (see North Cascades Highway) - Washington *

Wauconda Pass Wauconda Pass (el. 4310 ft./1314 m.) is a high mountain pass in the state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal go ...

- Washington *

- Washington * Willamette Pass - Oregon * Windy Pass - Washington

Coast Mountains

* Ash Pass - British Columbia * Athelney Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges) *

Cayoosh Pass Cayoosh Pass (1,275 m / 4,183 ft) is a mountain pass in the Lillooet Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It lies just west of Duffey Lake on BC Highway 99 between the towns of Lillooet a ...

- British Columbia (Lillooet Ranges/Cayoosh Range) *

- British Columbia *

- Alaska, British Columbia *

Deception Pass Deception Pass is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Washington. It connects Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A pair of bridges known collectivel ...

- 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 Mission Pass is a historic mountain pass in the Bridge River-Lillooet Country of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, around west of Lillooet, towards the west end of Seton Lake Seton Lake is a freshwater fjord draining east via the Seton ...

- 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 Teofulio Summit, formerly Warner Pass, a pass that lies at an elevation of 3681 feet in the San Felipe Hills of the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego County, California. This pass was named for Teofulio Helm (1874-1967), a prominent member of the Cu ...

- British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges) * Wedge Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges) *

- Alaska, British Columbia * Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges) * Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)

Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton south to the Nechako Reservoir. Defined by the Britis ...

* Atna Pass

Interior Plateau The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of the Interior of British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west.''Landforms of British C ...

* 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 The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range lying mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains. The highes ...

* Bonanza Pass - British Columbia * Canoe Pass - British Columbia * Eagle Pass - British Columbia *

Joss Pass Joss Pass, 1345 m (4413 ft), is a mountain pass in the central Monashee Mountains of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located just south of the Three Valley Gap area of Eagle Pass, which is the route of the Trans-Can ...

, British Columbia * Monashee Pass - British Columbia * Pettipiece Pass - British Columbia * Sherman Pass - Washington

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...

* Abbot Pass, Alberta and British ColumbiaThis pass lies on the

Continental Divide of the Americas The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide, the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide; ) is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from t ...

. * Arapaho Pass,

Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered ...

, Colorado * Arapaho Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, Colorado * Argentine Pass, Colorado *

Athabasca Pass Athabasca Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies on the border between Alberta and British Columbia. In fur trade days it connected Jasper House on the Athabasca River with Boat Encampment on the Columbia River.Whittaker, Jo ...

, Alberta and British Columbia * Badger Pass, Montana *

Bald Mountain Pass Bald Mountain Pass (elevation ) is a high mountain pass in the high Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County in eastern Utah. United States. It is the highest point on the Mirror Lake Highway (Utah State Route 150 State Route 150, also known as the Mi ...

, Utah * Banner Summit, Idaho * Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana *

Beartooth Pass The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road in the western United States on a section of U.S. Route 212 in Montana and Wyoming between Red Lodge and the Northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It crests at Beartooth Pass in Wyomi ...

, Wyoming * Beaver Pass, British Columbia *

Berthoud Pass Berthoud Pass ( ; elevation ) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The pass is located west of Denver, and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon ...

, Colorado * Big Hole Pass, Montana *

Big Mountain Pass Big Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. It has an elevation of . It is on the original route of the Mormon pioneers who crossed it in 1847 on their way to the Salt Lake Valley Salt Lake Valley is a valley i ...

, Utah * Black Bear Pass, Colorado * Boreas Pass, Colorado * Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado *

Bozeman Pass Bozeman Pass el. is a mountain pass situated approximately east of Bozeman, Montana and approximately west of Livingston, Montana on Interstate 90. It separates the Bridger and Gallatin mountain ranges. It is named after pioneer John Bozeman ...

, 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 Coal Bank Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. Route The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of ...

, Colorado * Cochetopa Pass, Colorado * Cordova Pass, Colorado * Cottonwood Pass, Colorado *

Craig Pass Craig Pass (el.), is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Grand Loop Road crosses the pass approximately east of Old Faithful Geyser Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone Nati ...

, Wyoming *

Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, french: link=no, col du Nid-de-Corbeau) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta– British Columbia border. Geography The pass is ...

, 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 Fall River Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in northern Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. It is located in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park. The pass is traversed by U.S. Highway 34 on Trail R ...

, Colorado * Fourth of July Summit, Idaho * Fraser Pass, British Columbia * Fremont Pass, Colorado *

Galena Summit Galena Summit is a high mountain pass in the western United States in central Idaho, at an elevation of above sea level. The pass is located in the Boulder Mountains, in the northwest corner of Blaine County, within the Sawtooth National Recre ...

, 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 Hagerman Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass that crosses the continental divide in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass traverses the Sawatch Range west of Leadville, connecting the headwaters of the Arka ...

, Colorado * Halfmoon Pass, Colorado * Hancock Pass, Colorado *

Hardscrabble Pass Hardscrabble Pass (9,085 ft/2,769 m) is a mountain pass in South-Central Colorado ( USA). It lies between the Wet Mountain Valley to the west and the valley of the Arkansas River to the east. The pass traverses the Wet Mountains. State High ...

, Colorado * Highwood Pass, Alberta *

Homestake Pass Homestake Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Jefferson County and Silver Bow County, six miles south-southeast of Butte in Beaverhead-Deerlod ...

, Montana * Hoosier Pass, Colorado * Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia *

Imogene Pass Imogene Pass is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado. It crosses a ridge connecting Ouray, Colorado with Telluride, Colorado, and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountain ...

, Colorado * Independence Pass, Colorado * Jarvis Pass, British Columbia * Jones Pass, Colorado * Kakwa Pass, British Columbia * Kebler Pass, Colorado * Kenosha Pass, Colorado *

Kicking Horse Pass Kicking Horse Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border, and lying within Yoho and Banff national parks. Divide Creek forks onto both s ...

, Alberta and British Columbia * Kingman Pass, Wyoming * Kings Hill Pass, Montana * Kokomo Pass, Colorado * La Manga Pass, Colorado *

La Poudre Pass La Poudre Pass (elevation ), a high mountain pass, is located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the Continental Divide, and separates the headwaters of La Poudre Pass Creek, which joins the C ...

, Colorado * La Veta Pass, Colorado * Lake Pass, Colorado * Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana * Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana * Lizard Head Pass, Colorado *

Logan Pass Logan Pass (elevation ) is located along the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The pass is named after Major William R. Logan, the first superintende ...

, Montana * Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana *

Lookout Pass Lookout Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern United States. In the Coeur d'Alene Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the pass is on the border between Idaho and Montana, traversed by Interstate 90 (formerly U.S. Route ...

, Idaho and Montana * Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana *

Loveland Pass Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in north-central Colorado, at an elevation of above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States. Background It is located on the Continental Divide in the Front Range, west of Denver on U ...

, Colorado * MacDonald Pass, Montana *

Marias Pass Marias Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in the western US state of Montana. Lying on the southern border of Glacier National Park, it is traversed by US Highway 2 and by the BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision. The pass is the ...

, Montana * Marshall Pass, Colorado * McClure Pass, Colorado * McGregor Pass, British Columbia * Milner Pass, Colorado * Molas Pass, Colorado *

Monarch Pass Monarch Pass (elevation ) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. Location and basic details The pass is located on the Continental Divide at the southern end of the Sawatch Range along ...

, Colorado *

Monida Pass Monida Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Rocky Mountains of the western United States, at an elevation of above sea level on Interstate 15, and on the Union Pacific Railroad. On the Continental Divide in the Bitterroot Range, it ...

, Idaho and Montana * Monkman Pass, British Columbia * Monument Hill, Colorado * Mores Creek Summit, Idaho * Mosca Pass, Colorado *

Mosquito Pass Mosquito Pass, with an elevation of , is a high mountain pass in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado in the United States. It lies on the boundary between Lake and Park counties between Leadville (west) and Fairplay (east). It also lies on th ...

, Colorado *

Muddy Pass Muddy Pass may refer to: * Muddy Pass (Continental Divide) Muddy Pass (el. 8772 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the continental divide along the boundary betw ...

, Colorado *

Mullan Pass Mullan Pass is a mountain pass in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Powell and Lewis and Clark counties at 5,902 feet (1,799 m) above sea level. Located in ...

, 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 * Original Monarch Pass, Colorado * Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia * Palmer Saddle, Colorado * Pawnee Pass, Colorado * Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia *

Pine Pass The Pine Pass, in the Hart Ranges of the Northern Rockies of British Columbia, connects the Peace Country of the province's Northeastern Interior. Highway 97 and the Canadian National Railway (CNR) (formerly BC Rail network) traverse this mountai ...

, British Columbia *

Piper Pass Piper Pass () is a mountain pass in the United States Range The United States Range is one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Arctic Cordillera and in the world, surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest.

, Alberta * Pipestone Pass, Montana * Poncha Pass, Colorado * Powder River Pass, Wyoming * Ptarmigan Pass,

, Colorado * Ptarmigan Pass,

Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range or Saguache RangeThe place name "Saguache” is pronounced “Sawatch” . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes" and is spelled using the Spanish language version of this name "Saguac ...

, Colorado * Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado *

Raton Pass Ratón Pass is a 7,834 ft (2,388 m) elevation mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the western United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New ...

, Colorado and New Mexico * Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana * Red Hill Pass, Colorado * Red Mountain Pass, Colorado *

Red Rock Pass Red Rock Pass is a low mountain pass in the western United States in southeastern Idaho, located in southern Bannock County, south of Downey. It is geologically significant as the spillway of ancient Lake Bonneville. It is traversed by U.S ...

, 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 Simpson Pass, el. , is a mountain pass on the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, in the area of the Ball Range. It is the prominence col for Mount Ball on the Continental Divide in the vicinity of Sunshine Vil ...

, Alberta and British Columbia * Sinclair Pass, British Columbia * Slumgullion Summit, Colorado * Smuts Pass, Alberta * Soldier Summit, Utah * South Pass, Wyoming *

Spring Creek Pass Spring Creek Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass on the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The pass is traversed by State Highway 149, and the Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail follow the divide and cross the hig ...

, 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 Targhee Pass is a mountain pass in the western United States on the Continental Divide. It is located along the border between southeastern Idaho and southwestern Montana, in the Henrys Lake Mountains at an elevation of above sea level. The ...

, Idaho and Montana * Tennessee Pass, Colorado *

Teton Pass Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range in western Wyoming, between Wilson and Victor, Idaho. At an elevation of above sea level, the pass provides access from the Jackson H ...

, Wyoming * Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia *

Togwotee Pass Togwotee Pass (pronounced TOH-guh-tee) is a high mountain pass in the western United States, at an elevation of above sea level. On the Continental Divide in the Absaroka Mountains of northwestern Wyoming in Teton County, it is betwee ...

, Wyoming * Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia * Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado *

Trout Creek Pass Trout Creek Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States. The pass sits atop the southern end of the Mosquito Range on the Park- Chaffee county line, between South Park (th ...

, Colorado * Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming * Unaweep Divide, Colorado * Ute Pass, Colorado * Vail Pass, Colorado * Vasquez Pass, Colorado *

Vermilion Pass Vermilion Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, traversing the continental divide. It connects Kootenay National Park in the province of British Columbia with Banff National Park in Alberta. See also * List of Rocky ...

, 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 Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Ariz ...

, Colorado * Wolverine Pass, British Columbia *

Yellowhead Pass The Yellowhead Pass is a mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas in the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the provincial boundary between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and lies within Jasper ...

, 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 Beckwourth Pass is the lowest mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an elevation of . Geography Beckwourth Pass is located at the eastern edge of Sierra Valley at Chilcoot-Vinton, California on the border between Plumas County ...

(lowest Sierra Nevada pass at ) *

Carson Pass Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88. It lies on the Great Basin Divide, with the West ...

* Devil's Gate Pass * Donahue Pass *

Donner Pass Donner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual appr ...

(pass of the Donner Party and

Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913 ...

) *

Donner Summit Donner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual a ...

(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 Forester Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. Located on the Kings-Kern Divide and on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, Forester Pass connects the drainages of Bubbs Creek (a tributary of the ...

* Fredonyer Pass * Glen Pass * Henness Pass *

Luther Pass Luther Pass (el. 7,740 ft. / 2,359 m) is a mountain pass in California in the Sierra Nevada, between the Carson River basin to the southeast and Lake Tahoe to the northwest. It is traversed by State Route 89 and lies on the boundary between ...

* Monitor Pass * Muir Pass * Roller Pass * Sherman Pass * Sonora Pass *

Tioga Pass Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest elevation ...

(highest Sierra Nevada roadway pass at ) * Trail Crest *

Walker Pass Walker Pass (el. ) is a mountain pass by Lake Isabella in the southern Sierra Nevada. It is located in northeastern Kern County, approximately 53 mi (85 km) ENE of Bakersfield and 10 mi (16 km) WNW of Ridgecrest. The pass pr ...

* Yuba Pass

Stikine Ranges

* Aeroplane Pass * Metsantan Pass * Sifton Pass

Tehachapi Mountains The Tehachapi Mountains (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately in southern Kern County and northwe ...

Oak Creek Pass Oak Creek Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass through the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California. The road across it connects the City of Tehachapi with the Mojave Desert. History The first European to use the pass was Francisco Garces ...

* 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 The Lake Range is a mountain range located in western Nevada in the United States. It is entirely in Washoe County, and the southern two-thirds are in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The range runs north-south for approximately and a widt ...

, 8 mi. NE of Pyramid Lake *

Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a low mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California. Historically called Fremont Pass and San Fernando Pass, with Beale's Cut, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. Although the pass was visite ...

- California, separating the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Susana Mountains * Pickle Gap - a mountain pass in Arkansas *

San Gorgonio Pass The San Gorgonio Pass, or Banning Pass, is a elevation gap on the rim of the Great Basin between the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south. The pass was formed by the San Andreas Fault, a major tra ...

- California, separates

Mount San Gorgonio San Gorgonio is Spanish for "Saint Gorgonius"; San Gorgonio might also refer to: Landforms and parks *San Gorgonio Mountain, California, United States *San Gorgonio Pass, California, United States *San Gorgonio River, California, United States * S ...

and the

Transverse ranges The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America. The Transverse Ranges begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie within Santa ...

from Mount San Jacinto and the Peninsular ranges * Tijeras Pass - New Mexico, main route through the Sandia and

Manzano Mountains The Manzano Mountains are a small mountain range in the central part of the US State of New Mexico. They are oriented north–south and are 30 miles long. The center of the range lies due east of the town of Belen. The name "Manzano" is Spani ...

east of

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* Polkorridoren,

Peary Land Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nort ...

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* Collado del Condor - Pico el Águila,

Mérida (state) The State of Mérida commonly known simply as Mérida ( es, Estado Bolivariano de Mérida, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Mérida, in the Libertador Municipality. Located in the Western Andean Region, Mérida Sta ...

La Línea LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia, Quindío, Armenia) * Papallacta Pass, Ecuador - 4,200 metres (13,766 feet)

Central Andes

* Abra de Porculla, Peru (connects between Olmos and Marañón) — , lowest pass in the Andes * Ticlio, Peru — * Paso Chungará, Chile-Bolivia (on road 11 and 4, connects between Arica, Chile, Arica and La Paz) — * Paso Colchane - Pisigua, Chile-Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects between Iquique, Chile, Iquique and Oruro, Bolivia, Oruro) —

Southern Andes

* Abra del Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between La Poma, Argehntina, La Poma and San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, San Antonio de los Cobres) — (3.09 miles high) * Abra de Chorillos, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, San Antonio de los Cobres and Cauchari, Caucharí) * Paso de Agua Negra, Chile-Argentina (connects between La Serena, Chile, La Serena and San José de Jachal) * Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly known as Puyehue), Chile-Argentina (connects between Osorno, Chile, Osorno and San Carlos de Bariloche) — * Carirriñe Pass, Paso Carirriñe, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli, Chile, Panguipulli and Junín de los Andes) — * Paso Derecho, Chile-Argentina (connects between Los Ángeles, Chile, Los Ángeles and Zapala) * Paso Futalefú, Chile-Argentina (connects between Chaitén, Chile, Chaitén and Esquel) * Paso Huahum, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli, Chile, Panguipulli and San Martín de los Andes) — * Lilpela Pass, 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, Chile, San Pedro de Atacama and Susques) — ≈ * Paso Libertadores, Chile-Argentina (connects between Santiago, Chile, Santiago and Mendoza, Argentina, Mendoza) — ≈ * Paso Mamuil Malal, Chile-Argentina (connects between Pucón and Junín de los Andes) * Pampa Alta Pass (Puesto Viejo), 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, Chile, San Clemente and Bardas Blancas, Argentina, 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, Chile, Palena and Tecka) * Paso Roballo, Chile-Argentina (connects between Cochrane, Chile, Cochrane and Bajo Caracoles) * San Francisco Pass, Paso San Francisco, Chile-Argentina (connects between Copiapó and Fiambalá) — * Paso de Sico, Chile-Argentina (connects between Socaire and Catua) — * Chile Route 23 — * Chile Route 27 —

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, Chile, Contulmo and Purén, Chile, Purén) * Serra do Rio do Rastro, Brazil

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