🏔️ Mountain Passes of the World

These are notable mountain passes — the high routes and defiles that let travellers, traders and armies cross otherwise impassable ranges, from ancient mule tracks to modern alpine roads. Each profile shows where the pass is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

1719 mountain passes from 71 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any mountain pass for its full profile.

Africa (109) Americas (496) Antarctica (167) Asia (251) Europe (669) Oceania (26)

Africa (109 mountain passes)

Americas (496 mountain passes)

Antarctica (167 mountain passes)

Asia (251 mountain passes)

Europe (669 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.