🇺🇸 United States Mountain Passes & State Driving Routes

California (Sierra Nevada)

19 Passes • Max Elev: 4,023 m (Forester Pass)

Passes monitored: Donner Pass (I-80), Tioga Pass (CA-120), Carson Pass (CA-88), Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass.

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Colorado (Rocky Mountains)

24 Passes • Max Elev: 3,713 m (Trail Ridge Road)

Passes monitored: Trail Ridge Road, Independence Pass, Loveland Pass, Berthoud Pass, Red Mountain Pass.

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Wyoming (Tetons & Bighorn)

16 Passes • Max Elev: 3,340 m (Beartooth Pass)

Passes monitored: Teton Pass (WY-22), Beartooth Pass (US-212), Snowy Range Pass, Granite Pass, Togwotee Pass.

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Washington (Cascades)

18 Passes • Max Elev: 1,670 m (Chinook Pass)

Passes monitored: Snoqualmie Pass (I-90), Stevens Pass (US-2), Chinook Pass, Washington Pass, White Pass.

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Oregon (Cascades & Wallowas)

18 Passes • Max Elev: 1,623 m (McKenzie Pass)

Passes monitored: Santiam Pass (OR-126), Willamette Pass, Mt. Hood Passes, McKenzie Pass, Siskiyou Summit.

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Montana (Northern Rockies)

16 Passes • Max Elev: 3,340 m (Beartooth Pass)

Passes monitored: Beartooth Pass, Logan Pass (Going-to-the-Sun Road), Rogers Pass, Lolo Pass, Marias Pass.

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Idaho (Sawtooth & Bitterroot)

14 Passes • Max Elev: 2,652 m (Galena Summit)

Passes monitored: Lolo Pass (US-12), Galena Summit, Lookout Pass (I-90), Lost Trail Pass, Fourth of July Pass.

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Utah (Wasatch & Uinta)

16 Passes • Max Elev: 3,266 m (Mirror Lake Hwy)

Passes monitored: Guardsman Pass, Parleys Summit (I-80), Empire Pass, Mirror Lake Highway, Daniel Pass.

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Nevada (Ruby & Sierra)

12 Passes • Max Elev: 2,716 m (Mt. Rose Summit)

Passes monitored: Mt. Rose Summit, Spooner Summit, Monitor Pass, Secret Pass, Austin Summit.

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Arizona (Coconino & Mogollon)

10 Passes • Max Elev: 2,797 m (Mt. Lemmon Hwy)

Passes monitored: Oak Creek Canyon (AZ-89A), Mt. Lemmon Highway, Mogollon Rim, Flagstaff Pass.

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Alaska (Brooks & Chugach)

12 Passes • Max Elev: 1,444 m (Atigun Pass)

Passes monitored: Thompson Pass, Atigun Pass (Dalton Hwy), Hatcher Pass, Turnagain Pass, Polychrome Pass.

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North Carolina (Blue Ridge)

14 Passes • Max Elev: 1,538 m (Newfound Gap)

Passes monitored: Newfound Gap (US-441), Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Balsam Gap, Fancy Gap.

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Virginia (Shenandoah)

14 Passes • Max Elev: 1,084 m (Thornton Gap)

Passes monitored: Thornton Gap (US-211), Swift Run Gap, Rockfish Gap (I-64), Fancy Gap (I-77).

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West Virginia (Allegheny)

14 Passes • Max Elev: 1,482 m (Spruce Knob Road)

Passes monitored: Cheat Mountain (US-250), Spruce Knob Road, Droop Mountain, Sandstone Mountain.

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Maryland & New Hampshire

18 Passes • Max Elev: 914 m (Kancamagus Notch)

Passes monitored: Sideling Hill, Kancamagus Pass, Crawford Notch, Franconia Notch, Pinkham Notch.

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