🛇 Mountain Passes of the World

These are the world’s most notable mountain passes — the low points that let armies, traders and travellers cross otherwise impassable ranges, many still carrying busy highways. Each profile shows where the route crosses, which countries it links, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

1719 mountain passes from 74 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any mountain pass for its full profile.

Africa (110) Americas (497) Antarctica (167) Asia (261) Europe (654) Oceania (26)

Africa (110 mountain passes)

Americas (497 mountain passes)

Antarctica (167 mountain passes)

Asia (261 mountain passes)

Europe (654 mountain passes)

Oceania (26 mountain passes)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.