All pass and route information for the Andes is on our ‘Andes by Bike’ website. To go to the homepage and navigate to a pass from there, please click on the logo:
| Name of Pass/High point | Region | Country | Height | Date |
| High point on Acotango | Oruro | Bolivia | 5,509m | 28/8/10 |
| Chacaltaya ski station | La Paz | Bolivia | 5,260m | 5/8/10 |
| High point on Aucanquilcha | Region II | Chile | 5,130m | 9/7/10 |
| Abra Azuca* | Apurimac | Peru | 5,130m | 4/11/10 |
| Abra Loncopata* | Arequipa | Peru | 5,119m | 20/11/10 |
| Abra Arcata | Arequipa | Peru | 5,101m | 2/11/10 |
| Abra Huarcaya* | Arequipa | Peru | 5,057m | 19/11/10 |
| Abra Culipampa* | Arequipa | Peru | 5,024m | 19/11/10 |
| Abra Quenco* | Arequipa | Peru | 5,020m | 20/11/10 |
| Abra Huacullo* | Apurimac | Peru | 5,016m | 18/11/10 |
| Abra Condorillo | Arequipa | Peru | 4,993m | 3/11/10 |
| Abra del Acay | Salta | Argentina | 4,966m | 6/6/10 |
| Abra Achallaque* | Arequipa | Peru | 4,962m | 20/10/10 |
| Pastoruri | Ancash | Peru | 4,955m | 9/7/13 |
| Paso Sol de Mañana | Potosi | Bolivia | 4,944m | 30/6/10 |
| Abra Viraco* | Arequipa | Peru | 4,940m | 27/11/10 |
| Punta Olimpica | Ancash | Peru | 4,890m | 10/6/13 & 28/8/13 |
| Abra Patapampa | Arequipa | Peru | 4,889m | 13/10/10 |
| Abra Huamanripa* | Ancash | Peru | 4,879m | 9/7/13 & 24/8/13 |
| Abra Ares* | Arequipa | Peru | 4,871m | 1/11/10 |
| Abra Tolconi* | Arequipa | Peru | 4,860m | 1/11/10 |
| Portezuelo Paranal (Paso Jama) | Region II | Chile | 4,836m | 8/12/10 |
| Abra Canchenita | Cusco | Peru | 4,827m | 17/10/10 |
| Punta Huarapasca | Ancash | Peru | 4,817m | 9/7/13 & 24/8/13 |
| Abra Tisco | Arequipa | Peru | 4,813m | 17/10/10 |
| Abra Taapaca* | Region XV | Chile | 4,802m | 15/8/10 |
| Portachuelo de Llanganuco | Ancash | Peru | 4,767m | 6/8/13 |
| Paso San Francisco | Catamarca | Argentina | 4,767m | 7/2/11 |
| Abra Toroya | Puno | Peru | 4,750m | 10/10/10 |
| Paso del Condor | Potosi | Bolivia | 4,735m | 29/6/10 |
| Abra Tres Cruces | La Paz | Bolivia | 4,729m | 8/9/10 |
| Abra Jachaña* | Cusco | Peru | 4,702m | 20/10/10 |
| Abra de Viscos | Arequipa | Peru | 4,695m | 25/11/10 |
| Abra del Gallo | Salta | Argentina | 4,694m | 13/12/10 |
| Yanashalla | Ancash | Peru | 4,689m | 24/8/13 |
| Paso Chungara/Tambo Quemado | Region XV | Chile | 4,686m | 15/8/10 |
| Punta Yanashallash (trekking pass) | Ancash | Peru | 4,683m | 6/7/13 |
| La Cumbre | La Paz | Bolivia | 4,671m | 13 & 18/9/10 |
| Turn-off to Hito Cajon | Region II | Chile | 4,665m | 25/6/10 |
| Paso Salar Capina* | Potosi | Bolivia | 4,660m | 2/7/10 |
| Abra Llullita | Apurimac | Peru | 4,658m | 11/11/10 |
| Abra Anabi* | Cuzco | Peru | 4,654m | 4/11/10 |
| Punta Acococha* (trekking pass) | Ancash | Peru | 4,618m | 10/7/13 |
| Cuncush | Ancash | Peru | 4,610m | 21/8/13 |
| Abra Contonga* | Ancash | Peru | 4,588m | 8/7/13 |
| Abra El Laco (Paso Sico) | Region II | Chile | 4,578m | 14/6/10 |
| Abra Mina Maricunga* | Region III | Chile | c4,561m | 13/2/11 |
| Alto Chorrillos | Salta | Argentina | 4,555m | 10/6/10 |
| Abra Mañazo* | Puno | Peru | 4,515m | 9/10/10 |
| Abra Veladero* | La Rioja | Argentina | 4,487m | 18/2/11 |
| Tunel de Kahuish | Ancash | Peru | 4,470m | 25/8/13 |
| Abra de Sey* | Jujuy | Argentina | 4,463m | 12/12/10 |
| Abra Sico | Region II | Chile | 4,458m | 13/6/10 |
| Abra Progreso* | Apurimac | Peru | 4,452m | 6/11/10 |
| Laguna Llaca | Ancash | Peru | 4,450m | 03/07/13 |
| Abra Falda Cienaga* | Catamarca | Argentina | 4,442m | 19/12/10 |
| Alto Tomarapi* | Oruro | Bolivia | 4,398m | 29/7/10 |
| Abra Chapoco* | Region XV | Chile | 4,397m | 13/8/10 |
| Portezuelo de Laguna Brava | La Rioja | Argentina | 4,379m | 13/5/10 & 19/2/11 |
| Abra de Chachacomani* | Oruro | Bolivia | 4,365m | 27/7/10 & 26/8/10 |
| Paso Caquella* | Potosi | Bolivia | 4,351m | 4/7/10 |
| Abra de Arizaro | Salta | Argentina | 4,330m | 11/6/10 |
| Paso de Mojon | Ancash | Peru | 4,291m | 19/8/13 |
| Abra Pucamaya* | La Paz | Bolivia | 4,288m | 12/8/10 |
| Laguna Rajucolta | Ancash | Peru | 4,278m | 22/7/13 |
| Abra Pircas Negras* | Region III | Chile | 4,253m | 17/2/11 |
| Abra Purhuaypampa (trekking pass) | Ancash | Peru | 4,252m | 22/7/13 |
| Abra Pacollo* | La Paz | Bolivia | 4,240m | 28/9/10 |
| Punta Callan | Ancash | Peru | 4,220m | 23/5/13 |
| Abra Huayllamarca* | Oruro | Bolivia | 4,214m | 1/9/10 |
| Laguna Paron | Ancash | Peru | 4,200m | 5/6/13 |
| Alto Apachita* | Puno | Peru | 4,192m | 3/10/10 |
| Abra de Quiron | Salta | Argentina | 4,182m | 17/12/10 |
| Abra Huactapa* | Arequipa | Peru | 4,181m | 21/11/10 |
| Conococha | Ancash | Peru | 4,117m | 19/8/13 |
| Pupash | Ancash | Peru | 4,060m | 6/9/13 |
| Abra Acopunco | Cuzco | Peru | 4,042m | 5/11/10 |
* We couldn’t find a local name for these passes, so have just named them after the nearest village/mountain/salar. Please let us know if you know the real name.
Near the beginning of our South America trip we decided (reasonably arbitrarily) that to be included on this pass list a high point had to be over 4,000m and we had to have climbed at least 300m to it, and we’ve sort of stuck to this, mas o menos.
The altitudes shown are either GPS altitudes (probably accurate to about 15m), or official altitudes (where we believe these are more reliable).
Map showing the location of all passes and high points
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