page_title: Mountain pass
hierarchical_section_title: Mountain pass
caption_attribution_description: English: The road through Sani Pass taken from the rim of Drakensberg Escarpment within 100 metres of the South African/Lesotho border.
context_page_description: A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout Earth's history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. The highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world appears to be Mana Pass, located at 18,478 feet above sea level in the Himalayas on the border between India and China.
context_section_description: A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout Earth's history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. The highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world appears to be Mana Pass, located at 18,478 feet above sea level in the Himalayas on the border between India and China.
caption: Sani Pass in Lesotho.
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