BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN PASSES
Added on: 21st Nov 2015
PASO INTERNACIONAL LOS LIBERTADORES
(CHILE/ARGENTINA)
Also known as Cristo Redentor, this pass is a major transport route
between Santiago, Chile and the Argentinian city of Mendoza.
Cars have been known to get stranded here in winter due to
unpredictable weather.
LOVELAND PASS (UNITED STATES)
A high mountain pass in Colorado, at over 3,600 metres high, this is
one of the highest passes that regularly stays open during winter.
GUOLIANG TUNNEL ROAD (CHINA)
Although not technically fitting the definition of a pass, this road is the
only access that the village of Guoliang has with the outside world,
so in some sense it plays a very similar role.
FURKA PASS (SWITZERLAND)
This pass was used as the location for the James Bond movie
Goldfinger.
TROLLSTIGEN (NORWAY)
Thanks to a steep incline and numerous hairpin turns this pass is
popular with tourists during the summer. Typically, however, busses
and longer vehicles are not allowed on the road.
SANI PASS (SOUTH AFRICA/LESOTHO)
A notoriously dangerous road between the countries of South Africa
and Lesotho, 4 wheel drives are required. Along the path you can
often find the remains of vehicles that didn’t make it across.
KHARDUNG LA (INDIA)
Although many claim that this is the highest navigable mountain pass
in the world, that is inaccurate. There are several passes higher.
GREAT ST BERNARD PASS (SWITZERLAND)
One of the highest passes in Switzerland, the Great St Bernard Pass
is also the oldest. There are even traces of a Roman road still visible.
RED MOUNTAIN PASS (UNITED STATES)
Known to be dangerous due to steep inclines, switchbacks
(sharp turns) and avalanches, this pass cuts through the
San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
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