High Passes

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To go directly to a specific pass page on 'Andes by Bike', please click on the links in the table below.

4,000m passes and other high places we've taken the bikes

Name of Pass/High pointHeightDate
High point on Acotango, Dpto de Oruro, Bolivia5,509m**28/8/10
Chacaltaya ski station, Dpto de La Paz, Bolivia5,260m**5/8/10
High point on Aucanquilcha, Region II, Chile5,130m9/7/10
Abra Azuca*, Dpto de Apurimac, Peru5,130m4/11/10
Abra Loncopata*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru5,119m20/11/10
Abra Arcata*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru5,101m2/11/10
Abra Huarcaya*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru5,057m19/11/10
Abra Culipampa*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru5,024m19/11/10
Abra Quenco*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru5,020m20/11/10
Abra Huacullo*, Dpto de Apurimac, Peru5,016m18/11/10
Abra Condorillo, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,993m3/11/10
Abra del Acay, Provincia de Salta, Argentina4,966m6/6/10
Abra Achallaque*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,962m20/10/10
Paso Sol de Mañana, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia4,944m30/6/10
Abra Viraco*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,940m27/11/10
Abra Patapampa, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,889m13/10/10
Abra Ares*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,871m1/11/10
Abra Tolconi*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,860m1/11/10
Portezuelo Paranal (Paso Jama), Region II, Chile4,836m8/12/10
Abra Canchenita, Dpto de Cusco, Peru4,827m17/10/10
Abra Tisco, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,813m17/10/10
Abra Taapaca*, Region XV, Chile4,802m15/8/10
Paso San Francisco, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina4,767m7/2/11
Abra Toroya, Dpto de Puno, Peru4,750m10/10/10
Paso del Condor, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia4,735m29/6/10
Abra Tres Cruces, Dpto de La Paz, Bolivia4,729m8/9/10
Abra Jachaña*, Dpto de Cusco, Peru4,702m20/10/10
Abra de Viscos, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,695m25/11/10
Abra del Gallo, Provincia de Salta, Argentina4,694m13/12/10
Paso Chungara/Tambo Quemado, Region XV, Chile4,686m15/8/10
La Cumbre, Dpto de La Paz, Bolivia4,671m13/9/10 & 18/9/10
Turn-off to Hito Cajon, Region II, Chile4,665m25/6/10
Paso Salar Capina*, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia4,660m2/7/10
Abra Llullita, Dpto de Apurimac, Peru4,658m11/11/10
Abra Anabi*, Dpto de Cuzco, Peru4,654m4/11/10
Abra El Laco (Paso Sico), Region II, Chile4,578m14/6/10
Abra Mina Maricunga*, Region III, Chilec4,561m13/2/11
Alto Chorrillos, Provincia de Salta, Argentina4,555m10/6/10
Abra Mañazo*, Dpto de Puno, Peru4,515m9/10/10
Abra Veladero*, Provincia de La Rioja, Argentina4,487m18/2/11
Abra de Sey*, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina4,463m12/12/10
Abra Sico, Region II, Chile4,458m13/6/10
Abra Progreso*, Dpto de Apurimac, Peru4,452m6/11/10
Abra Falda Cienaga*, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina4,442m19/12/10
Alto Tomarapi*, Dpto de Oruro, Bolivia4,398m29/7/10
Abra Chapoco*, Region XV, Chile4,397m13/8/10
Portezuelo de Laguna Brava, Provincia de La Rioja, Argentina4,379m13/5/10 & 19/2/11
Abra de Chachacomani*, Dpto de Oruro, Bolivia4,365m27/7/10 & 26/8/10
Paso Caquella*, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia4,351m4/7/10
Abra de Arizaro, Provincia de Salta, Argentina4,330m11/6/10
Abra Pucamaya*, Dpto de La Paz, Bolivia4,288m12/8/10
Abra Pircas Negras*, Region III, Chile4,253m17/2/11
Abra Pacollo*, Dpto de La Paz, Bolivia4,240m28/9/10
Abra Huayllamarca*, Dpto de Oruro, Bolivia4,214m1/9/10
Alto Apachita*, Dpto de Puno, Peru4,192m3/10/10
Abra de Quiron, Provincia de Salta, Argentina4,182m17/12/10
Abra Huactapa*, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru4,181m21/11/10
Abra Acopunco, Dpto de Cuzco, Peru4,042m5/11/10

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* For these passes/high places we couldn't find a local name, so just named them after the nearest village/mountain/salar. If anyone knows the real names, please send us an email at the address given at the bottom of the page.

** Went with unloaded bike.


Near the beginning 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.

Map showing the location of all passes and high points




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