Mountain passes: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Mountain pass | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karakoram Pass Old caravan route between Ladakh and Xinjiang. | Ladakh | 35.5° | – |
| 2 | Khardung La Ladakh range pass linking Leh with the Nubra valley. | Ladakh | 34.3° | – |
| 3 | Zoji La Links Srinagar with Kargil and Leh; the Zojila tunnel is being built under it. | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | 34.3° | – |
| 4 | Banihal Pass Pir Panjal pass on the Jammu–Srinagar route, now crossed by road and rail tunnels. | Jammu and Kashmir | 33.5° | – |
| 5 | Rohtang Pass Pir Panjal pass between Kullu and Lahaul; bypassed by the Atal Tunnel (2020). | Himachal Pradesh | 32.4° | – |
| 6 | Shipki La Himachal Pradesh–Tibet pass where the Sutlej enters India. | Himachal Pradesh | 31.8° | 2007 |
| 7 | Lipulekh Uttarakhand–Tibet pass near the India–Nepal–China tri-junction; a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route. | Uttarakhand | 30.2° | – |
| 8 | Diphu Pass Near the India–China–Myanmar tri-junction in eastern Arunachal Pradesh. | Arunachal Pradesh | 28.1° | – |
| 9 | Nathu La Sikkim–Tibet pass; border trade reopened in 2006 and it is a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route. | Sikkim | 27.4° | 2007 |
| 10 | Jelep La Sikkim–Tibet pass on the old Kalimpong–Lhasa trade route. | Sikkim | 27.4° | – |
| 11 | Thal Ghat Western Ghats pass on the Mumbai–Nashik route. | Maharashtra | 19.7° | – |
| 12 | Bhor Ghat Western Ghats pass on the Mumbai–Pune road and rail route. | Maharashtra | 18.8° | – |
| 13 | Palakkad Gap The widest gap in the Western Ghats, linking Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore). | Tamil Nadu, Kerala | 10.7° | – |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/passes/print/