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Thorung La pass in Nepal. Trekkers can often find hot tea and a short rest at this hut during the trekking season.

Africa

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Egypt

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Halfaya Pass (near Libya)

Asia

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Afghanistan

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Broghol Pass to Pakistan
Dorah Pass to Pakistan
Hajigak Pass
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 theHindu Kush linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan – nowadays through a tunnel.
Wakhjir Pass to China

China

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Pingxingguan Pass,Shanxi
Jiayu Pass,Gansu
Jianmen Pass,Sichuan
Niangzi Pass, Border betweenShanxi andHebei
Yanmen Pass,Shanxi
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
Semo Pass, Tibet (18,258 ft)
Tanggula Pass, Tibet
Torugart Pass to Kyrgyzstan
Irkeshtam Pass to Kyrgyzstan
Wakhjir Pass to Afghanistan

Hong Kong

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Main article:List of gaps in Hong Kong

India

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Name	State	Height (ft/m)	Between/ Separating
Asirgarh pass	Madhya Pradesh
Auden's Col	Uttarakhand	17,552 ft (5,350 m)
Kalindi Pass	Uttarakhand	19,521 ft (5,950 m)
Banihal Pass	Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu,Kashmir)	9,291 ft (2,832 m)	Jammu &Kashmir
Bara-lacha-la	Himachal Pradesh	16,400 ft (5,000 m)
Bomdila	Arunachal Pradesh	7,925 ft (2,416 m)
Changla Pass	Ladakh	17,585 ft (5,360 m)	Leh &Changthang
Chanshal Pass	Himachal Pradesh	14,830 ft (4,520 m)
Dehra Compass	Ladakh		18,007 ft (5,489 m)
Debsa Pass	Himachal Pradesh	17,520 ft (5,340 m)
Diphu Pass	Arunachal Pradesh	15,049 ft (4,587 m)
Bum La Pass	Arunachal Pradesh	15,200 ft (4,600 m)	Tawang &Tsona Dzong
Dongkhala	Sikkim	12,000 ft (3,700 m)
Fotu La	Ladakh	13,451 ft (4,100 m)
Goecha La	Sikkim	16,207 ft (4,940 m)
Haldighati Pass	Rajasthan	4,900 ft (1,500 m)
Indrahar Pass	Himachal Pradesh	14,473 ft (4,411 m)
Jelep La	Sikkim	14,300 ft (4,400 m)
Jalori Pass	Himachal Pradesh	10,280 ft (3,132 m)
Khardung La	Ladakh	17,582 ft (5,359 m)	Leh &Nubra
Kongka Pass	Ladakh	16,965 ft (5,171 m)	Ladakh &Aksai Chin
Lanak Pass	Ladakh	17,933 ft (5,466 m)	Ladakh &Tibet
Kunzum Pass	Himachal Pradesh	14,931 ft (4,551 m)	Lahaul &Spiti
Karakoram Pass	Ladakh	18,176 ft (5,540 m)	Ladakh &Xinjiang
Lipulekh Pass	Uttarakhand	17,500 ft (5,300 m)
Lungalacha La	Ladakh	16,600 ft (5,100 m)
Lamkhaga Pass	Himachal Pradesh	17,336 ft (5,284 m)
Marsimik La	Ladakh	18,314 ft (5,582 m)
Mana Pass	Uttarakhand	18,192 ft (5,545 m)
Namika La	Ladakh	12,139 ft (3,700 m)
Nama Pass	Uttarakhand	17,100 ft (5,200 m)
(Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve)	Uttarakhand	17,100 ft (5,200 m)
Nathu La	Sikkim	14,140 ft (4,310 m)	Sikkim &Tibet
Palakkad Gap	Kerala	961 ft (293 m)	Kerala &Tamil Nadu
Thamarassery	Kerala	1,700 ft (520 m)	Malabar &Mysore
Sengottai	Kerala	729 ft (222 m)	Travancore &Tamil Nadu
Pensi La	Ladakh	17,424 ft (5,311 m)
Rezang La	Ladakh	16,000 ft (4,900 m)
Rohtang Pass	Himachal Pradesh	13,051 ft (3,978 m)	Manali &Lahaul
Sadhna Pass	Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu,Kashmir)	11,100 ft (3,400 m)	Jammu &Kashmir
Sasser Pass	Ladakh	17,753 ft (5,411 m)	Nubra &Siachen Glacier
Sela Pass	Arunachal Pradesh	14,000 ft (4,300 m)
Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh	12,900 ft (3,900 m)
Sia La	Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)	18,337 ft (5,589 m)
Shingo La	Ladakh		18,225 ft (5,555 m)
Spangur Gap	Ladakh		17,132 ft (5,222 m)
Gyong La	Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)	18,655 ft (5,686 m)
Bilafond La	Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)	17,881 ft (5,450 m)
Sin La	Uttarakhand	18,028 ft (5,495 m)
Tanglang La	Ladakh	17,583 ft (5,359 m)
Traill's Pass	Uttarakhand	17,100 ft (5,200 m)
Zojila Pass	Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir) andLadakh	12,400 ft (3,800 m)	Kashmir &Ladakh
Muling la	Uttarakhand	18,599 ft (5,669 m)	Uttrakhand and Tibet

Indonesia

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Puncak Pass, West Java

Japan

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Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures

Kyrgyzstan

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See:List of mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

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Genting Sempah on the border of Pahang and Selangor

Nepal

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Main article:List of mountain passes of Nepal

Thorong La 5416 m.Annapurna Circuit Region
West col 6135 m.Makalu Barun
East Col 6100 m.Makalu Barun
Sherpani ColMakalu Barun
Cho La 5420 m.Mount EverestRegion
Larkya La Pass 5106 m.Manaslu
Kagmara La 5115 m. SouthernDolpo
Ganja La 5106 m.Langtang Helambu Region
Meso Kanta 5089 m.Annapurna Region
Kang la Pass 5320 m. ( Annapurna manang region )
Khongma La Pass 5535m (Everest Khumbu Region)
Renjo La Pass 5360m (Everest Khumbu Region)

Pakistan

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South Korea

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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

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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

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Name	Elevation in meter and feet	Province	Geographical region
Bahçe Pass	Just below 1,000 m^[1]	Osmaniye	Mediterranean Region
Belkahve Pass	268 m (879 ft)	İzmir	Aegean Region
Belen Pass	660 m (2,170 ft)	Hatay	Mediterranean Region
Çaykavak Pass	1,584 m (5,197 ft)	Niğde	Central Anatolia Region
Gülek Pass	1,050 m (3,440 ft)	Mersin	Mediterranean Region
Güresentepe Pass	2,180 m (7,150 ft)	Niğde-Aksaray	Central Anatolia Region
Karboğazı		Mersin	Mediterranean Region
Kızıldağ Pass	2,190 m (7,190 ft)	Erzincan -Sivas	Eastern Anatolia Region - Central Anatolia Region
Kolsuz Pass	1,490 m (4,890 ft)	Niğde	Central Anatolia Region
Kop Pass	2,409 m (7,904 ft)	Bayburt	Eastern Anatolia Region
Sertavul Pass	1,650 m (5,410 ft)	Mersin -Karaman	Mediterranean Region - Central Anatolia Region
Zigana Pass	2,032 m (6,667 ft)	Gümüşhane	Black Sea Region

Uzbekistan

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Kamchik Pass

Australasia

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Australia

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Alpine Way, New South Wales
Macquarie Pass, New South Wales
Kings Highway (Australia), New South Wales
Cunninghams Gap, Queensland
Heavitree Gap, Northern Territory
Horrocks Pass, South Australia
Nowlands Gap, New South Wales
Pichi Richi Pass, South Australia
Tawonga Gap, Victoria

New Zealand

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Name	Island	Height(m)
Arthur's Pass	South Island	920
Burke's Pass	South Island	703
Copland Pass	South Island	2,150
Crown Saddle	South Island	1,076 (Highest alpine pass (sealed))
Dansey's Pass	South Island	935
Dashwood Pass	South Island	163
Desert Road	North Island	1,074
Dyers Pass	South Island	c.330
Evans Pass	South Island	c.200
Gebbies Pass	South Island	150
Haast Pass	South Island	562
Hilltop	South Island	555
Hope Saddle	South Island	634
Island Saddle	South Island	1,347 (Highest alpine pass (gravel))
Jollie's Pass (Canterbury)	South Island	N/A
Jollies Pass (Southland)	South Island	N/A
Lewis Pass	South Island	840
Lindis Pass	South Island	971
McKinnon Pass	South Island	1,140
Mamaku Saddle	North Island	N/A
Manawatū Gorge	North Island	N/A
Ohakukura Saddle	North Island	N/A
Porters Pass	South Island	946
Rai Saddle	South Island	247
Rahu Saddle	South Island	680
Redwood Pass	South Island	N/A
Rimutaka Saddle	North Island	555
Tākaka Hill Saddle	South Island	791
Taupeupe Saddle	North Island	N/A
The Divide	South Island	632
Waitaanga Saddle	North Island	N/A
Waituhi Saddle	North Island	N/A
Wards Pass	South Island	1,145
Weka Pass	South Island	N/A
Weld Pass	South Island	196
Wilmot Pass	South Island	671

Europe

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This list isincomplete; you can help byadding missing items.(September 2011)

Alps

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Col de l'Argentière – 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
Col du Fréjus – Italy/France
Furka Pass – Switzerland
Col du Galibier – France
Passo Garlenda – Italy
Gemmi Pass – Switzerland
Grimsel Pass – Switzerland
Giau Pass – Italy
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
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) – Austria/Slovenia
Maloja Pass
Nufenen Pass
Oberalp Pass
Petit Col Ferret – Italy/Switzerland
Plöcken Pass (Passo di Monte Croce Carnico) Austria/Italy
Pordoi Pass – Italy
Pötschen Pass
Predil Pass (Predel Pass) – Italy/Slovenia
Pyhrn Pass
Colle del Quazzo – Italy
Col de Restefond
Colle della Rho (Col de la Roue) – 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 (Soboški prelaz) – Austria
Splügen Pass
Great St Bernard Pass
Little St Bernard Pass
St. Gotthard Pass
Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)
Susten Pass
Packsattel – Austria
Radl Pass (Radeljski prelaz) – Austria/Slovenia
Passo della Teglia – Italy
Col de Tende – France/Italy
Giogo di Toirano – Italy
Tremalzo Pass
Umbrail Pass
Wurzen Pass
Vršič Pass – Slovenia

Apennines

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*Bocca Trabaria pass

Carpathians

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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

Georgia

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Greece

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Iceland

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Fimmvörðuháls

Ireland

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Jura Mountains

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Montenegro

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Norway

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Dovrefjell (roadE6)(1026 m)
Filefjell (roadE16)(1004 m)
Gaularfjellet (road 13)(745 m)
Geirangervegen (road 63)(1038 m)
Hardangervidda (road 7)(1250 m)
Haukelifjell (roadE134)(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)
Suleskarvegen (county road 450)(1050 m)
Trollstigen (road 63)(850 m)
Valdresflye (road 51)(1390 m)
Venabygdsfjellet (road 27)
Vikafjell (road 13)(988 m)

Norway/Sweden

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Bjørnfjell/Riksgränsen (roadE10) (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 (roadE14) (615 m)
Tännäs (road 311) (850 m)
Umbukta (roadE12) (600 m in tunnel, 650 m along older pass road)

Portugal

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Torre

Pyrenees

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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 de Puymorens
Col de la Quillane
La Brèche de Roland
Roncevaux Pass
Somport
Col du Tourmalet

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

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

Great Britain

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See:

Mountain passes of England

List of hill passes of the Lake District

North America

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Alaska

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Anderson Pass – Alaska Range
Kahiltna Pass – Alaska Range
Mentasta Pass – Alaska Range
Polychrome Pass – Alaska Range
Chilkat Pass – Boundary Range
Chilkoot Pass – Boundary Range
White Pass – 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 – Kenai Range
Hatcher Pass – Talkeetna Range

Appalachian Mountains

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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
Cumberland Narrows – Maryland
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
Swannanoa Gap – North Carolina
Swatara Gap – Pennsylvania
Swift Run Gap – Virginia
Thornton Gap – Virginia
Thoroughfare Gap – Virginia
Wilson Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
Zealand Notch – New Hampshire

California Coast Ranges

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Pacheco Pass – Central California
Altamont Pass – Northern Central California, in theDiablo Range

Cascade Range

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Allison Pass – British Columbia
Austin Pass – Washington
Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass) – Washington
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 – Washington
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 (seeNorth Cascades Highway) – Washington
Wauconda Pass – Washington
White Pass – Washington
Willamette Pass – Oregon
Windy Pass – Washington

Coast Mountains

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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 theRainbow 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

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Atna Pass

Interior Plateau

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Clapperton Creek Summit – British Columbia
Festuca Pass – British Columbia
Pennask Summit – British Columbia

Mackenzie Mountains

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Macmillan Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories
Howard's Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories

Monashee Mountains

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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

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Main article:List of passes of the Rocky Mountains

Abbot Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Arapaho Pass,Front Range, Colorado^[2]
Arapaho Pass,Rabbit Ears Range, Colorado^[2]
Argentine Pass, Colorado^[2]
Athabasca Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Badger Pass, Montana
Bald Mountain Pass, Utah
Banner Summit, Idaho
Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana^[2]
Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
Beaver Pass, British Columbia
Berthoud Pass, Colorado^[2]
Big Hole Pass, Montana
Big Mountain Pass, Utah
Black Bear Pass, Colorado
Boreas Pass, Colorado^[2]
Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado^[2]
Bozeman Pass, Montana
Bridger Pass, Wyoming^[2]
Buchanan Pass, Colorado^[2]
Buffalo Pass, Colorado^[2]
Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Cameron Pass, Colorado
Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Cerro Summit, Colorado
Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana^[2]
Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
Cochetopa Pass, Colorado^[2]
Cordova Pass, Colorado
Cottonwood Pass, Colorado^[2]
Craig Pass, Wyoming^[2]
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
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^[2]
Fall River Pass, Colorado
Fourth of July Summit, Idaho
Fraser Pass, British Columbia
Fremont Pass, Colorado^[2]
Galena Summit, Idaho
Georgia Pass, Colorado
Geyser Pass, Utah
Gibbons Pass, Montana^[2]
Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
Gore Pass, Colorado
Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado
Granite Pass, Wyoming
Guanella Pass, Colorado
Hagerman Pass, Colorado^[2]
Halfmoon Pass, Colorado
Hancock Pass, Colorado
Hardscrabble Pass, Colorado
Highwood Pass, Alberta
Homestake Pass, Montana^[2]
Hoosier Pass, Colorado^[2]
Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Imogene Pass, Colorado
Independence Pass, Colorado^[2]
Jarvis Pass, British Columbia^[2]
Jones Pass, Colorado^[2]
Kakwa Pass, British Columbia^[2]
Kebler Pass, Colorado
Kenosha Pass, Colorado
Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Kingman Pass, Wyoming
Kings Hill Pass, Montana
Kokomo Pass, Colorado^[2]
La Manga Pass, Colorado
La Poudre Pass, Colorado^[2]
La Veta Pass, Colorado
Lake Pass, Colorado^[2]
Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana^[2]
Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana^[2]
Lizard Head Pass, Colorado
Logan Pass, Montana^[2]
Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
Lookout Pass, Idaho and Montana
Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana
Loveland Pass, Colorado^[2]
MacDonald Pass, Montana
Marias Pass, Montana^[2]
Marshall Pass, Colorado^[2]
McClure Pass, Colorado
McGregor Pass, British Columbia^[2]
Milner Pass, Colorado^[2]
Molas Pass, Colorado
Monarch Pass, Colorado^[2]
Monida Pass, Idaho and Montana^[2]
Monkman Pass, British Columbia
Monument Hill, Colorado
Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
Mosca Pass, Colorado
Mosquito Pass, Colorado
Muddy Pass, Colorado^[2]
Mullan Pass, Montana^[2]
Muncho Pass, British Columbia
Nez Perce Pass, Idaho and Montana
North La Veta Pass, Colorado
North Pass, Colorado^[2]
Ohio Pass, Colorado
Old Monarch Pass, Colorado^[2]
Old Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado^[2]
Original Monarch Pass, Colorado^[2]
Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Palmer Saddle, Colorado
Pawnee Pass, Colorado^[2]
Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Pine Pass, British Columbia^[2]
Piper Pass, Alberta
Pipestone Pass, Montana^[2]
Poncha Pass, Colorado
Powder River Pass, Wyoming
Ptarmigan Pass,Front Range, Colorado^[2]
Ptarmigan Pass,Sawatch Range, Colorado
Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado^[2]
Raton Pass, Colorado and New Mexico
Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana^[2]
Red Hill Pass, Colorado
Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
Red Rock Pass, Idaho
Rogers Pass, Colorado^[2]
Rogers Pass, Montana^[2]
Rollins Pass, Colorado^[2]
Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
Schofield Pass, Colorado
Searle Pass, Colorado
Shrine Pass, Colorado
Sifton Pass, British Columbia
Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
Slumgullion Summit, Colorado
Smuts Pass, Alberta
Soldier Summit, Utah
South Pass, Wyoming^[2]
Spring Creek Pass, Colorado^[2]
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^[2]
Tennessee Pass, Colorado
Teton Pass, Wyoming
Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado
Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming^[2]
Unaweep Divide, Colorado
Ute Pass, Colorado
Vail Pass, Colorado
Vasquez Pass, Colorado^[2]
Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia^[2]
Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
Webster Pass, Colorado
White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
Willow Creek Pass, Colorado^[2]
Willow Creek Pass, Montana
Wind River Pass, Colorado
Windy Pass, Colorado
Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado^[2]
Wolverine Pass, British Columbia
Yellowhead Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
Yellowjacket Pass, Colorado

Selkirk Mountains

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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

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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 andLincoln Highway)
Donner Summit (Euer Saddle, pass ofInterstate 80)
Ebbetts Pass
Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass ofU.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

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Tehachapi Mountains

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Other

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Emory Pass – New Mexico, NM Highway 152 crosses this pass in theBlack Range between the towns of Kingston (east side) and San Lorenzo (west side).
Fremont Pass – Nevada, in theLake Range, 8 mi. NE ofPyramid 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, separatesMount San Gorgonio and theTransverse Ranges fromMount San Jacinto and thePeninsular ranges
Tijeras Pass – New Mexico, main route through theSandia andManzano Mountains east ofAlbuquerque
Polkorridoren,Peary Land,Greenland

South America

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Andes

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Northern Andes

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Collado del Condor – Pico el Águila,Mérida (state)
La Línea,Colombia (connects betweenIbagué andArmenia)
Papallacta Pass,Ecuador – 4,200 metres (13,766 feet)

Central Andes

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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 betweenArica andLa Paz) — 4,680 metres (15,350 ft)
Paso Colchane – Pisigua,Chile–Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects betweenIquique andOruro) — 3,710 metres (12,170 ft)

Southern Andes

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Abra del Acay,Salta Province,Argentina (connects betweenLa Poma andSan Antonio de los Cobres) — 4,972 metres (16,312 ft) (3.09 miles high)
Abra de Chorillos,Salta Province,Argentina (connects betweenSan Antonio de los Cobres andCaucharí)
Paso de Agua Negra,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenLa Serena andSan José de Jachal)
Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly known as Puyehue),Chile–Argentina (connects betweenOsorno andSan Carlos de Bariloche) — 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)
Paso Carirriñe,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenPanguipulli andJunín de los Andes) — 1,176 metres (3,858 ft)
Paso Derecho,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenLos Ángeles andZapala)
Paso Futalefú,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenChaitén andEsquel)
Paso Huahum,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenPanguipulli andSan Martín de los Andes) — 659 metres (2,162 ft)
Paso de Ipela,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenFutrono andSan Martín de los Andes) — ≈ 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Paso de Jama,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenSan Pedro de Atacama andSusques) — ≈ 4,200 metres (13,800 ft)
Paso Libertadores,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenSantiago andMendoza) — ≈ 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)
Uspallata Pass,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenSantiago andMendoza) — ≈ 3,810 metres (12,500 ft)
Paso Mamuil Malal,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenPucón andJunín de los Andes)
Paso Pampa Alta (also known asPuesto Viejo),Chile–Argentina (connects betweenCoihaique andAlto Río Senguer) — 865 metres (2,838 ft)
Paso Pehuenche,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenSan Clemente andBardas Blancas)
Paso Pérez Rosales,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenPuerto Varas andSan Carlos de Bariloche)
Paso Pino Hachado,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenTemuco andZapala) — 1,884 metres (6,181 ft)
Paso Pircas Negras,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenCopiapó andChilecito)
Paso Río Encuentro,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenPalena andTecka)
Paso Roballo,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenCochrane andBajo Caracoles)
Paso San Francisco,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenCopiapó andFiambalá) — 4,748 metres (15,577 ft)
Paso de Sico,Chile–Argentina (connects betweenSocaire andCatua) — 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

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Abra de la Ventana,Sierra de la Ventana,Buenos Aires Province,Argentina
Contulmo Pass,Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, part of the largerChilean Coast Range (connects betweenContulmo andPurén)
Serra do Rio do Rastro, Brazil

References

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^Weeden, Mark; Ullmann, Lee Z. (2022-05-20).Hittite Landscape and Geography. BRILL.ISBN 978-90-04-34939-1.
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External links

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v t e Mountain passes of theAndes
Bolivia-Chile passes	Visviri Chungara–Tambo Quemado Colchane–Pisiga Salar de Ollagüe Portezuelo de Chaxas Portezuelo del Cajón
Argentina-Chile passes	Jama Sico Socompa San Francisco Pircas Negras Agua Negra Los Patos Uspallata Libertadores Pehuenche Pichachén Pino Hachado Mamuil Malal Carirriñe Hua Hum Ipela Cardenal Antonio Samoré
Note: Passes are ordered by latitude from north to south