This is a list of mountain passes.
Thorung La pass in Nepal. Trekkers can often find hot tea and a short rest at this hut during the trekking season.
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) |
| 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 |
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Japan
- Usui Pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures
South Korea
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- Durmitor Pass
- Lovcen Pass
- 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
- Swatara Gap – Pennsylvania
- Swift Run Gap – Virginia
- Thornton Gap – Virginia
- Thoroughfare Gap – Virginia
- Wilson Gap – Virginia, West Virginia
- Zealand Notch – New Hampshire
- 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)
- Macmillan Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories
- Howard's Pass – Yukon, Northwest Territories
- 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]
- Original Monarch 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
- Argonaut Pass – British Columbia
- Asulkan Pass – British Columbia
- Rogers Pass – British Columbia
- Kootenay Pass – British Columbia
- Retallack Pass aka Zincton Pass – British Columbia
Andes
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)
- Uspallata Pass, Chile–Argentina (connects between Santiago and Mendoza) — ≈ 3,810 metres (12,500 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)
