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This is a list of
mountain passes.
Africa
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Morocco
South Africa
Asia
Afghanistan
China
Hong Kong
India
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)
|
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) and
Ladakh |
12,400 ft (3,800 m) |
Kashmir &
Ladakh
|
Muling la
|
Uttarakhand
|
18,599 ft (5,669 m)
|
Uttrakhand and Tibet
|
Japan
-
Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures
See:
List of mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
South Korea
Tajikistan
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Australasia
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Alps
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Norway/Sweden
Portugal
Great Britain
See:
North America
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Appalachian Gap – Vermont
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Ashby Gap – Virginia
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Balsam Gap – North Carolina
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Brock Gap – Alabama
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Brocks Gap – Virginia
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Buck Creek Gap – North Carolina
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Buford's Gap – Virginia
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Bull Gap – North Carolina
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Carmans Notch – New York
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Chester Gap – Virginia
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Clarke's Gap – Virginia
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Cowee Gap – North Carolina
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Craven Gap – North Carolina
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Crawford Notch – New Hampshire
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Cumberland Gap – Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky
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Cumberland Narrows – Maryland
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Deals Gap – North Carolina, Tennessee
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Deep Notch – New York
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Delaware Water Gap – Pennsylvania, New Jersey
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Diamond Notch – New York
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Dixville Notch – New Hampshire
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Evans Notch – Maine
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Fishers Gap – Virginia
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Franconia Notch – New Hampshire
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Gillespie Gap – North Carolina
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Goshen Pass – Virginia
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Grafton Notch – Maine
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Grandmother Gap – North Carolina
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Granville Notch – Vermont
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Hazen's Notch – Vermont
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Hillsboro Gap – Virginia
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Hobart Gap – New Jersey
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James River Gorge – Virginia
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Jarman Gap – Virginia
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Kancamagus Pass – New Hampshire
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Keyes Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
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Kinsman Notch – New Hampshire
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Lehigh Gap – Pennsylvania
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Lincoln Gap – Vermont
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Mahoosuc Notch – Maine
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Manassas Gap – Virginia
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Mechanicsburg Gap – West Virginia
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Middlebury Gap – Vermont
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Moccasin Gap – Virginia
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Monterey Pass – Pennsylvania
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New Market Gap – Virginia
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Newfound Gap – Tennessee, North Carolina
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Pinkham Notch – New Hampshire
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Potomac Water Gap – Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
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Pound Gap – Kentucky, Virginia
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Rockfish Gap – Virginia
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Schuylkill Gap – Pennsylvania
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Sherburne Pass – Vermont
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Skinners Gap – West Virginia
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Smugglers Notch – Vermont
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Snickers Gap – Virginia
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Soco Gap – North Carolina
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Stony Clove Notch – New York
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Swatara Gap – Pennsylvania
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Swift Run Gap – Virginia
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Thornton Gap – Virginia
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Thoroughfare Gap – Virginia
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Wilson Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
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Zealand Notch – New Hampshire
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Abbot Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Arapaho Pass,
Front Range, Colorado
[1]
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Arapaho Pass,
Rabbit Ears Range, Colorado
[1]
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Argentine Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Athabasca Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Badger Pass, Montana
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Bald Mountain Pass, Utah
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Banner Summit, Idaho
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Bannock Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
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Beaver Pass, British Columbia
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Berthoud Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Big Hole Pass, Montana
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Big Mountain Pass, Utah
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Black Bear Pass, Colorado
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Boreas Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Boulder-Grand Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Bozeman Pass, Montana
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Bridger Pass, Wyoming
[1]
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Buchanan Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Buffalo Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Bush Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Cameron Pass, Colorado
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Carcajou Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Cerro Summit, Colorado
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Chief Joseph Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Coal Bank Pass, Colorado
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Cochetopa Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Cordova Pass, Colorado
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Cottonwood Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Craig Pass, Wyoming
[1]
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Crowsnest Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Cucharas Pass, Colorado
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Cumbres Pass, Colorado
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Currant Creek Pass, Colorado
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Dallas Divide, Colorado
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Dead Indian Pass, Wyoming
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Douglas Pass, Colorado
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Dunraven Pass, Wyoming
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Elbow Pass, Alberta
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Elk Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Fall River Pass, Colorado
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Fourth of July Summit, Idaho
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Fraser Pass, British Columbia
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Fremont Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Galena Summit, Idaho
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Georgia Pass, Colorado
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Geyser Pass, Utah
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Gibbons Pass, Montana
[1]
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Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
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Gore Pass, Colorado
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Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado
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Granite Pass, Wyoming
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Guanella Pass, Colorado
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Hagerman Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Halfmoon Pass, Colorado
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Hancock Pass, Colorado
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Hardscrabble Pass, Colorado
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Highwood Pass, Alberta
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Homestake Pass, Montana
[1]
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Hoosier Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Howse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Imogene Pass, Colorado
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Independence Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Jarvis Pass, British Columbia
[1]
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Jones Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Kakwa Pass, British Columbia
[1]
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Kebler Pass, Colorado
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Kenosha Pass, Colorado
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Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Kingman Pass, Wyoming
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Kings Hill Pass, Montana
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Kokomo Pass, Colorado
[1]
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La Manga Pass, Colorado
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La Poudre Pass, Colorado
[1]
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La Veta Pass, Colorado
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Lake Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Lemhi Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Lewis and Clark Pass, Montana
[1]
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Lizard Head Pass, Colorado
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Logan Pass, Montana
[1]
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Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
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Lookout Pass, Idaho and Montana
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Lost Trail Pass, Idaho and Montana
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Loveland Pass, Colorado
[1]
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MacDonald Pass, Montana
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Marias Pass, Montana
[1]
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Marshall Pass, Colorado
[1]
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McClure Pass, Colorado
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McGregor Pass, British Columbia
[1]
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Milner Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Molas Pass, Colorado
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Monarch Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Monida Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Monkman Pass, British Columbia
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Monument Hill, Colorado
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Mores Creek Summit, Idaho
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Mosca Pass, Colorado
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Mosquito Pass, Colorado
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Muddy Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Mullan Pass, Montana
[1]
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Muncho Pass, British Columbia
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Nez Perce Pass, Idaho and Montana
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North La Veta Pass, Colorado
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North Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Ohio Pass, Colorado
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Old Monarch Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Old Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Original Monarch Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Palliser Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Palmer Saddle, Colorado
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Pawnee Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Phillips Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Pine Pass, British Columbia
[1]
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Piper Pass, Alberta
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Pipestone Pass, Montana
[1]
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Poncha Pass, Colorado
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Powder River Pass, Wyoming
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Ptarmigan Pass,
Front Range, Colorado
[1]
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Ptarmigan Pass,
Sawatch Range, Colorado
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Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Raton Pass, Colorado and New Mexico
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Raynolds Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Red Hill Pass, Colorado
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Red Mountain Pass, Colorado
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Red Rock Pass, Idaho
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Rogers Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Rogers Pass, Montana
[1]
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Rollins Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Sangre de Cristo Pass, Colorado
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Schofield Pass, Colorado
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Searle Pass, Colorado
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Shrine Pass, Colorado
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Sifton Pass, British Columbia
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Simpson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Sinclair Pass, British Columbia
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Slumgullion Summit, Colorado
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Smuts Pass, Alberta
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Soldier Summit, Utah
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South Pass, Wyoming
[1]
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Spring Creek Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Spring Valley Summit, Idaho
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Stone Man Pass, Colorado
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Stony Pass, Colorado
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Summit Pass, British Columbia
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Sunset Pass, Alberta
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Sunwapta Pass, Alberta
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Sylvan Pass, Wyoming
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Targhee Pass, Idaho and Montana
[1]
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Tennessee Pass, Colorado
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Teton Pass, Wyoming
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Thompson Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
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Tonquin Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Trail Ridge High Point, Colorado
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Trout Creek Pass, Colorado
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Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming
[1]
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Unaweep Divide, Colorado
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Ute Pass, Colorado
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Vail Pass, Colorado
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Vasquez Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Vermilion Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
[1]
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Wapiti Pass, British Columbia
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Webster Pass, Colorado
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White Bird Hill Summit, Idaho
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Wilkerson Pass, Colorado
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Willow Creek Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Willow Creek Pass, Montana
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Wind River Pass, Colorado
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Windy Pass, Colorado
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Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
[1]
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Wolverine Pass, British Columbia
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Yellowhead Pass, Alberta and British Columbia
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Yellowjacket Pass, Colorado
Other
South America
Andes
Northern Andes
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
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Ticlio,
Peru — 4,818 metres (15,807 ft)
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Paso Chungará,
Chile–
Bolivia (on road 11 and 4, connects between
Arica and
La Paz) — 4,680 metres (15,350 ft)
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Paso Colchane – Pisigua,
Chile–
Bolivia (on road 15 and 12, connects between
Iquique and
Oruro) — 3,710 metres (12,170 ft)
Southern Andes
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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)
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Abra de Chorillos,
Salta Province,
Argentina (connects between
San Antonio de los Cobres and
Caucharí)
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Paso de Agua Negra,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
La Serena and
San José de Jachal)
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Paso Cardenal Samoré (Formerly known as Puyehue),
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Osorno and
San Carlos de Bariloche) — 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)
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Paso Carirriñe,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Panguipulli and
Junín de los Andes) — 1,176 metres (3,858 ft)
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Paso Derecho,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Los Ángeles and
Zapala)
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Paso Futalefú,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Chaitén and
Esquel)
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Paso Huahum,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Panguipulli and
San Martín de los Andes) — 659 metres (2,162 ft)
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Paso de Ipela,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Futrono and
San Martín de los Andes) — ≈ 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
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Paso de Jama,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
San Pedro de Atacama and
Susques) — ≈ 4,200 metres (13,800 ft)
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Paso Libertadores,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Santiago and
Mendoza) — ≈ 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)
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Uspallata Pass,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Santiago and
Mendoza) — ≈ 3,810 metres (12,500 ft)
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Paso Mamuil Malal,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Pucón and
Junín de los Andes)
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Paso Pampa Alta (also known as Puesto Viejo),
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Coihaique and
Alto Río Senguer) — 865 metres (2,838 ft)
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Paso Pehuenche,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
San Clemente and
Bardas Blancas)
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Paso Pérez Rosales,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Puerto Varas and
San Carlos de Bariloche)
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Paso Pino Hachado,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Temuco and
Zapala) — 1,884 metres (6,181 ft)
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Paso Pircas Negras,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Copiapó and
Chilecito)
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Paso Río Encuentro,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Palena and
Tecka)
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Paso Roballo,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Cochrane and
Bajo Caracoles)
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Paso San Francisco,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Copiapó and
Fiambalá) — 4,748 metres (15,577 ft)
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Paso de Sico,
Chile–
Argentina (connects between
Socaire and
Catua) — 4,092 metres (13,425 ft)
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Chile Route 23 — 4,580 metres (15,030 ft)
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Chile Route 27 — 4,831 metres (15,850 ft)
Other
See also
References
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