List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa
Egypt
- Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
- Moteng Pass
- Mahlasela pass
- Sani Pass
Morocco
South Africa
- Eastern Cape Passes
- Western Cape Passes
- Northern Cape Passes
- KwaZulu Natal Passes
- Free State Passes
- Limpopo Province Passes
- Mpumalanga Passes
- Gauteng Passes
- Northwest Province Passes
- Swartberg Pass (Western Cape)
- Lootsberg Pass
Asia
Afghanistan
- Broghol Pass to Pakistan
- Dorah Pass to Pakistan
- Khost-Gardez Pass
- Khyber Pass to Pakistan
- Kotal-e Khushk
- Kushan Pass linking northern Afghanistan to the region.
- Lataband Pass
- Tang-e Gharu is a gorge which links Afghanistan with Pakistan
- Salang Pass crosses the Hindu Kush linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan - nowadays through a tunnel.
- Wakhjir Pass to China
China
- Alataw Pass to Kazakhstan
- Dongkhala to India
- Jelep La to India
- Karakoram Pass to India
- Khunjerab Pass to Pakistan
- Kilik Pass to Pakistan
- Kulma Pass to Tajikistan
- Mintaka Pass to Pakistan
- Nathu La to India
- Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi
- Semo Pass, Tibet (18,258 ft)
- Tanggula Pass, Tibet
- Torugart Pass to Kyrgyzstan
- Irkeshtam Pass to Kyrgyzstan
- Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
- Puncak Pass, West Java
Malaysia
- Genting Sempah on the border of Pahang and Selangor
Nepal
- Thorong La 5416 m. Annapurna Circuit Region
- West col 6135 m. Makalu Barun
- East Col 6100 m. Makalu Barun
- Sherpani Col Makalu Barun
- Cho La 5420 m. Mount EverestRegion
- Larky Pass 5213 m. Manaslu
- Kagmara La 5115 m. Southern Dolpo
- Ganja La 5106 m. Langtang Helambu Region
- Meso Kanta 5089 m. Annapurna Region
- Khangla Pass 5320 m. ( Annapurna manang region )
Pakistan
- Babusar pass
- Bolan Pass
- Broghol Pass to Afghanistan
- Chaprot Pass
- Dorah Pass to Afghanistan
- Gondogoro Pass
- Gumal Pass
- Hayal Pass
- Hispar Pass
- Karakar Pass
- Khunjerab Pass to China
- Khyber Pass to Afghanistan
- Kilik Pass to China
- Kohat Pass
- Lowari Pass
- Malakand Pass
- Mintaka Pass to China
- Naltar Pass
- Shandur Top
- Tochi Pass Connects Ghazni to Bannu
South Korea
| Name | Height (m) | Between/Separating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungyeong Saejae | Goesan/Mungyeong | footpath only | |
| Ewharyeong | 548 | Goesan/Mungyeong | bypass of Saejae |
| Juknyeong | 696 | Danyang/Yeongju | |
| Chupungnyeong | 200 | Gimcheon/Yeongdong | |
| Daegwallyeong | 832 | Gangneung/Pyeongchang | |
| Misiryeong | 826 | Goseong/Inje | |
| Hangyeryeong | Inje/Yangyang | ||
| Jinburyeong | 520 | Goseong/Inje | |
| Bihangijae | 503 | Pyeongchang/Jeongseon | |
| Bugak Skyway-Inwang Skyway | Seoul | ||
| Namtaeryeong | Seoul/Gwacheon | ||
| Jijidae Pass | Uiwang/Suwon | Jijidae Derby |
Tajikistan
- Ak-Baital Pass (4,655 m)
- Anzob Pass (3,400 m)
- Beyik Pass to China (4,600 m)
- Kulma Pass to China (4,362 m)
- Kyzylart Pass to Kyrgyzstan (4,280 m)
Turkey
- Amanian Gates (Bahçe Pass), on border between Osmaniye and Gaziantep provinces
- Cilician Gates (Gülek Pass), Mersin Province
- Sertavul Pass, on border between Mersin and Karaman provinces
- Syrian Gates (Belen Pass), Hatay Province
- Zigana Pass, on border between Gümüşhane and Trabzon provinces
Uzbekistan
Australasia
Australia
- Alpine Way, New South Wales
- Cunninghams Gap, Queensland
- Heavitree Gap, Northern Territory
- Horrocks Pass, South Australia
- Kings Highway (Australia), New South Wales
- Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
- Tawonga Gap
New Zealand
Europe
Alps
- Col de l'Argentiere - France/Italy
- Arlberg Pass - Austria
- Bernina Pass - Switzerland
- Bielerhöhe Pass - Austria
- Bocchetta del Croso - Italy
- Bocchetto Sessera - Italy
- Col de la Bonette - France
- Brenner Pass - Austria/Italy
- Colle di Cadibona - Italy
- Colle della Croce - France/Italy
- Falzarego Pass - Italy
- Fern Pass - Austria
- Col Ferret - Italy/Switzerland
- Flexen Pass - Austria
- Flüela Pass - Switzerland
- Furka Pass - Switzerland
- Col du Galibier - France
- Passo Garlenda - Italy
- Gemmi Pass - Switzerland
- Grimsel Pass - Switzerland
- Giau Pass - Italy
- Hiaslegg (Tragöß-Oberort – Trofaiach)
- Col de l'Iseran (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 (Ljubelj Pass)
- Maloja Pass
- Nufenen Pass
- Oberalp Pass
- Petit Col Ferret - Italy/Switzerland
- Plöcken Pass
- Pordoi Pass - Italy
- Pötschen Pass
- Predil Pass (Predel Pass)
- Pyhrn Pass
- Colle del Quazzo - Italy
- Col de Restefond
- Colle della Rho - Italy/France
- Col Saint Martin
- San Bernardino Pass
- 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
- Soboth, Austria
- Splügen Pass
- Great St. Bernard Pass
- Little St Bernard Pass
- St. Gotthard Pass
- Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)
- Susten Pass
- Packsattel - Austria
- Radl Pass
- Passo della Teglia - Italy
- Col de Tende - France/Italy
- Giogo di Toirano - Italy
- Tremalzo Pass
- Umbrail Pass
- Wurzen Pass
- Vršič Pass - Slovenia
See also: Principal passes of the Alps, List of mountain passes in Switzerland.
Apennines
- Bocca Trabaria pass
- Bocca Serriola pass
- Bocchetta Pass
- Calla pass
- Colle di Cadibona
- Capannelle Pass
- Cisa Pass
- Passo del Faiallo
- 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
| Name | Location | Height(m) |
|---|---|---|
| Besník | Slovakia | |
| Brestová | Slovakia | |
| Buzău Pass | Romania | 642 |
| Čertovica | Slovakia | 1,232 |
| Donovaly | Slovakia | 960 |
| Dukla Pass | Poland, Slovakia | 502 |
| Pezinska Baba | Slovakia | |
| Predeal Pass | Romania | 1,000+ |
| Prislop Pass | Romania | 1,416 |
| Soroška | Slovakia | |
| Surduc Pass | Romania | |
| Šturec | Slovakia | |
| Tihuța Pass | Romania | 1,201 |
| Timiș-Cerna Gap | Romania | |
| Transalpina Pass | Romania | 2,142 |
| Transfăgărășan Pass | Romania | 2,035 |
| Turnu Rosu Pass | Romania | 352 |
| Uzhok Pass | Ukraine | |
| Verecke Pass | Ukraine | |
| Vernár | Slovakia | 765 |
| Volovets Pass | Ukraine | 1,014 |
| Vulcan Pass | Romania |
Greece
- Baros Pass
- Katara Pass
- Thermopylae
Montenegro
- Durmitor Pass
- Lovcen Pass
Norway
- Dovrefjell (road E6)(1026 m)
- Filefjell (road E16)(1004 m)
- Gaularfjellet (road 13)(745 m)
- Geirangervegen (road 63)(1038 m)
- Hardangervidda (road 7)(1250 m)
- Haukelifjell (road E134)(1085 m)
- Hemsedalsfjellet (road 52)(1137 m)
- Hol-Aurland (county road 50)(1165 m)
- Ørnevegen (road 63)(624 m)
- Saltfjellet (European route E6)(689 m)
- Sognefjell (road 55)(1434 m)
- Strynefjell (road 15)(943 m) (or road 258)(1139 m)
- Trollstigen (road 63)(850 m)
- Valdresflye (road 51)(1390 m)
- Venabygdsfjellet (road 27)
- Vikafjell (road 13)(988 m)
Norway/Sweden
- Bjørnfjell/Riksgränsen (road E10) (530 m)
- Funäsdalen–Ljungdalen (road Z531) (975 m)
- Funäsdalen–Røros (road 84/31) (840 m)
- Gäddede–Klimpfjäll (road AC1067) (876 m)
- Graddis (Arjeplog–Rognan) (road 95/77) (740 m)
- Sälen (road 66) (760 m)
- Storlien (road E14) (615 m)
- Tännäs (road 311) (850 m)
- Umbukta (road E12) (600 m in tunnel, 650 m along older pass road)
Pyrenees
- Col d'Ares
- Col d'Aspin
- Col d'Aubisque
- Pas de la Casa
- 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
- Somport
- Col du Tourmalet
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
- Puerto del Suspiro del Moro (Pass of the Moor's Sigh)
North America
Appalachian Mountains
- Appalachian Gap - Vermont
- Ashby Gap - 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 - New York
- Chester Gap - Virginia
- Clarke's Gap - Virginia
- Cowee Gap - North Carolina
- Craven Gap - North Carolina
- Crawford Notch - New Hampshire
- Cumberland Gap - Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky
- Deals Gap - North Carolina, Tennessee
- Deep Notch – New York
- Delaware Water Gap - Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- Diamond Notch - New York
- Dixville Notch - New Hampshire
- Evans Notch – Maine
- Fishers Gap - Virginia
- Franconia Notch - New Hampshire
- Gillespie Gap - North Carolina
- Goshen Pass - Virginia
- Grafton Notch - Maine
- Grandmother Gap - North Carolina
- Granville Notch - Vermont
- Hazen's Notch - Vermont
- Hillsboro Gap - Virginia
- Hobart Gap - New Jersey
- James River Gorge - Virginia
- Jarman Gap - Virginia
- Kancamagus Pass - New Hampshire
- Keyes Gap - Virginia, West Virginia
- Kinsman Notch - New Hampshire
- Lehigh Gap - Pennsylvania
- Lincoln Gap - Vermont
- Mahoosuc Notch - Maine
- Manassas Gap - Virginia
- Mechanicsburg Gap - West Virginia
- Middlebury Gap - Vermont
- Moccasin Gap - Virginia
- Monterey Pass - Pennsylvania
- New Market Gap - Virginia
- Newfound Gap - Tennessee, North Carolina
- Pinkham Notch - New Hampshire
- Potomac Water Gap - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
- Pound Gap - Kentucky, Virginia
- Rockfish Gap - Virginia
- Schuylkill Gap - Pennsylvania
- Sherburne Pass - Vermont
- Skinners Gap - West Virginia
- Smugglers Notch - Vermont
- Snickers Gap - Virginia
- Soco Gap - North Carolina
- Stony Clove Notch – New York
- Swift Run Gap - Virginia
- Thornton Gap - Virginia
- Thoroughfare Gap - Virginia
- Wilson Gap - Virginia, West Virginia
- Zealand Notch - New Hampshire
California Coast Ranges
- Pacheco Pass - Central California
- Altamont Pass - Northern Central California, in the Diablo Range
Cascade Range
- Allison Pass - British Columbia
- Austin Pass - Washington
- Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass)
- Blizzard Gap - Oregon
- Bly Mountain Pass - Oregon
- Cady Pass - Washington
- Canyon Creek Pass - Oregon
- Cascade Pass - Washington
- Cayuse Pass - Washington
- Chinook Pass - Washington
- Colockum Pass - Washington
- Coquihalla Pass - British Columbia
- Cowhead Pass - British Columbia
- Crater Summit - Oregon
- Deer Creek Summit - Washington
- Disautel Summit - Washington
- Drews Gap - Oregon
- Elk Pass - WashingtonGGG
- Green Pass - Washington
- Greensprings Summit
- Hayden Mountain Summit - Oregon
- Hogback Summit - Oregon
- Horse Ridge Summit - Oregon
- Lake of the Woods Summit
- Lolo Pass - Oregon
- Loup Loup Summit - Washington
- McKenzie Pass - Oregon
- Naches Pass - Washington
- Old Blewett Pass - Washington
- Pass Creek Pass - Washington
- Picture Rock Pass - Oregon
- Rainy Pass - Washington
- Rattlesnake Pass - Washington
- Santiam Pass- Oregon
- Sexton Mountain Pass - Oregon
- Sherman Pass - Washington
- Smith Hill Summit - Oregon
- Snoqualmie Pass - Washington
- Stage Road Pass - Oregon
- Stampede Pass - Washington
- Stevens Pass - Washington
- Sunday Summit - British Columbia
- Sun Pass - Oregon
- Washington and Rainy Passes (see North Cascades Highway) - Washington
- Wauconda Pass - Washington
- White Pass - Washington
- Willamette Pass - Oregon
- Windy Pass - Washington
Coast Mountains
- Ash Pass - British Columbia
- Athelney Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Cayoosh Pass - British Columbia (Lillooet Ranges/Cayoosh Range)
- Chilkat Pass - British Columbia
- Chilkoot Pass - Alaska, British Columbia
- Deception Pass - British Columbia (Coast Mountains/Rainbow Range)
- Elbow Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Gnat Pass - British Columbia
- Griswold Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Grizzly Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges/Chilcotin Ranges)
- Heckman Pass - British Columbia (technically in the Rainbow Range, which is not Coast Mountains but Chilcotin Plateau)
- Iron Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Lindquist Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- Lord Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- McCuish Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- McGillivray Pass - British Columbia (Bendor Range/Cadwallader Range)
- Mission Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Pemberton Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges/Lillooet Ranges)
- Railroad Pass (aka Railway Pass) - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Singing Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- Raindoor Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- Surel Pass - British Columbia (Kitimat Ranges)
- Ring Pass - British Columbia (Pacific Ranges)
- Taylor Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Tyoax Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Warner Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Wedge Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
- White Pass - Alaska, British Columbia
- Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Chilcotin Ranges)
- Wolverine Pass - British Columbia (Garibaldi Ranges)
Hazelton Mountains
- Atna Pass
Interior Plateau
- 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
- Bonanza Pass - British Columbia
- Canoe Pass - British Columbia
- Eagle Pass - British Columbia
- Joss Pass, British Columbia
- Monashee Pass - British Columbia
- Pettipiece Pass - British Columbia
- Sherman Pass - Washington
Rocky Mountains
- Abbot Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Arapaho Pass, Front Range, Colorado[1]
- Arapaho Pass, Rabbit Ears Range, Colorado[1]
- Argentine Pass, Colorado[1]
- Athabasca Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Badger Pass, Montana
- Bald Mountain Pass, Utah
- Banner Summit, Idaho
- Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
- Beaver Pass, British Columbia
- Berthoud Pass, Colorado[1]
- Big Hole Pass, Montana
- Big Mountain Pass, Utah
- Black Bear Pass, Colorado
- Boreas Pass, Colorado[1]
- Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado[1]
- Bozeman Pass, Montana
- Bridger Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Buchanan Pass, Colorado[1]
- Buffalo Pass, Colorado[1]
- Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Cameron Pass, Colorado
- Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Cerro Summit, Colorado
- Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
- Cochetopa Pass, Colorado[1]
- Cordova Pass, Colorado
- Cottonwood Pass, Colorado[1]
- Craig Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- 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[1]
- Fall River Pass, Colorado
- Fourth of July Summit, Idaho
- Fraser Pass, British Columbia
- Fremont Pass, Colorado[1]
- Galena Summit, Idaho
- Georgia Pass, Colorado
- Geyser Pass, Utah
- Gibbons Pass, Montana[1]
- Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
- Gore Pass, Colorado
- Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado
- Granite Pass, Wyoming
- Guanella Pass, Colorado
- Hagerman Pass, Colorado[1]
- Halfmoon Pass, Colorado
- Hancock Pass, Colorado
- Hardscrabble Pass, Colorado
- Highwood Pass, Alberta
- Homestake Pass, Montana[1]
- Hoosier Pass, Colorado[1]
- Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Imogene Pass, Colorado
- Independence Pass, Colorado[1]
- Jarvis Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Jones Pass, Colorado[1]
- Kakwa Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Kebler Pass, Colorado
- Kenosha Pass, Colorado
- Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Kingman Pass, Wyoming
- Kings Hill Pass, Montana
- Kokomo Pass, Colorado[1]
- La Manga Pass, Colorado
- La Poudre Pass, Colorado[1]
- La Veta Pass, Colorado
- Lake Pass, Colorado[1]
- Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana[1]
- Lizard Head Pass, Colorado
- Logan Pass, Montana[1]
- Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Lookout Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana
- Loveland Pass, Colorado[1]
- MacDonald Pass, Montana
- Marias Pass, Montana[1]
- Marshall Pass, Colorado[1]
- McClure Pass, Colorado
- McGregor Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Milner Pass, Colorado[1]
- Molas Pass, Colorado
- Monarch Pass, Colorado[1]
- Monida Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Monkman Pass, British Columbia
- Monument Hill, Colorado
- Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
- Mosca Pass, Colorado
- Mosquito Pass, Colorado
- Muddy Pass, Colorado[1]
- Mullan Pass, Montana[1]
- Muncho Pass, British Columbia
- Nez Perce Pass, Idaho and Montana
- North La Veta Pass, Colorado
- North Pass, Colorado[1]
- Ohio Pass, Colorado
- Old Monarch Pass, Colorado[1]
- Old Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado[1]
- Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Palmer Saddle, Colorado
- Pawnee Pass, Colorado[1]
- Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Pine Pass, British Columbia[1]
- Piper Pass, Alberta
- Pipestone Pass, Montana[1]
- Poncha Pass, Colorado
- Powder River Pass, Wyoming
- Ptarmigan Pass, Front Range, Colorado[1]
- Ptarmigan Pass, Sawatch Range, Colorado
- Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado[1]
- Raton Pass, Colorado and New Mexico
- Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Red Hill Pass, Colorado
- Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
- Red Rock Pass, Idaho
- Rogers Pass, Colorado[1]
- Rogers Pass, Montana[1]
- Rollins Pass, Colorado[1]
- Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
- Schofield Pass, Colorado
- Searle Pass, Colorado
- Shrine Pass, Colorado
- Sifton Pass, British Columbia
- Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
- Slumgullion Summit, Colorado
- Smuts Pass, Alberta
- Soldier Summit, Utah
- South Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Spring Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Spring Valley Summit, Idaho
- Stone Man Pass, Colorado
- Stony Pass, Colorado
- Summit Pass, British Columbia
- Sunset Pass, Alberta
- Sunwapta Pass, Alberta
- Sylvan Pass, Wyoming
- Targhee Pass, Idaho and Montana[1]
- Tennessee Pass, Colorado
- Teton Pass, Wyoming
- Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
- Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado
- Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
- Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming[1]
- Unaweep Divide, Colorado
- Ute Pass, Colorado
- Vail Pass, Colorado
- Vasquez Pass, Colorado[1]
- Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia[1]
- Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
- Webster Pass, Colorado
- White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
- Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
- Willow Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Willow Creek Pass, Montana
- Wind River Pass, Colorado
- Windy Pass, Colorado
- Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado[1]
- Wolverine Pass, British Columbia
- Yellowhead Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
- Yellowjacket Pass, Colorado
Selkirk Mountains
- Argonaut Pass - British Columbia
- Asulkan Pass - British Columbia
- Rogers Pass - British Columbia
- Kootenay Pass - British Columbia
- Retallack Pass aka Zincton Pass - British Columbia
Sierra Nevada
- Barker Pass
- Beckwourth Pass (lowest Sierra Nevada pass at 5,221 feet (1,591 m))
- Carson Pass
- Devil's Gate Pass
- Donahue Pass
- Donner Pass (pass of the Donner Party and Lincoln Highway)
- Donner Summit (Euer Saddle, pass of Interstate 80)
- Ebbetts Pass
- Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass of U.S. Route 50)
- Emigrant Pass (at least 2, one in Tahoe National Forest, another near Mt. Lassen)
- Forester Pass
- Fredonyer Pass
- Glen Pass
- Henness Pass
- Luther Pass
- Monitor Pass
- Muir Pass
- Roller Pass
- Sherman Pass
- Sonora Pass
- Tioga Pass (highest Sierra Nevada roadway pass at 9,943 feet (3,031 m))
- Trail Crest
- Walker Pass
- Yuba Pass
Stikine Ranges
- Aeroplane Pass
- Metsantan Pass
- Sifton Pass
Other
- Emory Pass - New Mexico, NM Highway 152 crosses this pass in the Black Range between the towns of Kingston (east side) and San Lorenzo (west side).
- Fremont Pass - Nevada, in the Lake Range, 8 mi. NE of Pyramid Lake
- Newhall Pass - California, separating the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Susana Mountains
- Pickle Gap - a mountain pass in Arkansas
- San Gorgonio Pass - California, separates Mount San Gorgonio and the Transverse ranges from Mount San Jacinto and the Peninsular ranges
- Tijeras Pass - New Mexico, main route through the Sandia and Manzano Mountains east of Albuquerque
South America
Andes
Northern Andes
- Collado del Condor - Pico el Águila, Mérida (state)
- La Línea, Colombia (connects between Ibagué and Armenia)
- Papallacta Pass, Ecuador - 4,200 metres (13,766 feet)
Central Andes
- Abra de Porculla, Peru (connects between Olmos and Marañón) — 2,137 metres (7,011 ft), lowest pass in the Andes
- Ticlio, Peru — 4,818 metres (15,807 ft)
- Paso Chungará, Chile-Bolivia (on road 11 and 4, connects between Arica and La Paz) — 4,680 metres (15,350 ft)
- Paso Colchane - Pisigua, Chile-Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects between Iquique and Oruro) — 3,710 metres (12,170 ft)
Southern Andes
- Abra del Acay, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between La Poma and San Antonio de los Cobres) — 4,972 metres (16,312 ft) (3.09 miles high)
- Abra de Chorillos, Salta Province, Argentina (connects between San Antonio de los Cobres and Caucharí)
- Paso de Agua Negra, Chile-Argentina (connects between La Serena and San José de Jachal)
- Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly known as Puyehue), Chile-Argentina (connects between Osorno and San Carlos de Bariloche) — 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)
- Paso Carirriñe, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and Junín de los Andes) — 1,176 metres (3,858 ft)
- Paso Derecho, Chile-Argentina (connects between Los Ángeles and Zapala)
- Paso Futalefú, Chile-Argentina (connects between Chaitén and Esquel)
- Paso Huahum, Chile-Argentina (connects between Panguipulli and San Martín de los Andes) — 659 metres (2,162 ft)
- Paso de Ipela, Chile-Argentina (connects between Futrono and San Martín de los Andes) — ≈ 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
- Paso de Jama, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Pedro de Atacama and Susques) — ≈ 4,200 metres (13,800 ft)
- Paso Libertadores, Chile-Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza) — ≈ 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)
- Paso Mamuil Malal, Chile-Argentina (connects between Pucón and Junín de los Andes)
- Paso Pampa Alta (also known as Puesto Viejo), Chile-Argentina (connects between Coihaique and Alto Río Senguer) — 865 metres (2,838 ft)
- Paso Pehuenche, Chile-Argentina (connects between San Clemente and 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) — 1,884 metres (6,181 ft)
- Paso Pircas Negras, Chile-Argentina (connects between Copiapó and Chilecito)
- Paso Río Encuentro, Chile-Argentina (connects between Palena and Tecka)
- Paso Roballo, Chile-Argentina (connects between Cochrane and Bajo Caracoles)
- Paso San Francisco, Chile-Argentina (connects between Copiapó and Fiambalá) — 4,748 metres (15,577 ft)
- Paso de Sico, Chile-Argentina (connects between Socaire and Catua) — 4,092 metres (13,425 ft)
- Chile Route 23 — 4,580 metres (15,030 ft)
- Chile Route 27 — 4,831 metres (15,850 ft)
Other
- Abra de la Ventana, Sierra de la Ventana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Contulmo Pass, Nahuelbuta Range part of larger Chilean Coast Range (connects between Contulmo and Purén)
- Serra do Rio do Rastro, Brazil
References
- This pass lies on the Continental Divide of the Americas.
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