Prayer flags on top of low pass on Barga Plain, with Mount Kailas (Kailash) beyond, sacred mountain for Buddhists and Hindus, Tibet, China, Asia

Mirador Sicasumbre mountain top viewpoint, Pajara, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Yak grazing on top of the Pele La mountain pass with the Himalayas in the background, Bhutan

Hikers admiring Sella Pass, Sassolungo and Sassopiatto from top of Sass Pordoi, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy, Europe

A woman sits under prayer flags marking the top of the Laurebina La, the pass between the Langtang region and Helmabu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A woman at the top of the Laurebina La, the pass between the Langtang region and Helmabu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Hiking path traversing rock plains and rocky mountain top pass area of Colle del Turlo, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Sunset at the top of the Stelvio Pass (Passo dello Stelvio), Eastern Alps, Italy, Europe

Looking down at Lakes Agnel and Serru from the top of the Nivolet Pass (Colle del Nivolet), Graian Alps, Italy, Europe

Giau Pass, Marmolada from the top of Mount Gusela, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Marmolada from the top of Piz Pordoi during storm, Pordoi Pass, Fassa Valley, Trentino, Dolomites, Italy, Europe

A man sitting on the top of Mescal Mountain overlooking Deadmans Pass in Sedona Arizona.

A lake at the top of the Gavia Pass, Italian Alps, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Giau Pass, Sella group from the top of Gusela, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Aerial view of a car going down the winding road to barren plains, from the top of Spreethoogte Pass, Namib-Naukluft, Namibia, Africa

A herdsman and herd at the top of Baralacha pass, Himalaya highway, road from Manali to Leh, India, Asia

At Rohtang pass, first snow at the top, Himalaya Highway, road from Manali to Leh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Near the top of the pass connecting Chitral, Pakistan, Asia

A walker on top of massive snow drifts blocking the Kirkstone Pass road above Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A warning sign at the top of the Struggle, on Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A road closed sign on top of Kirkstone Pass in winter, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A road closed sign on top of Kirkstone Pass in winter, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A road closed sign on top of Kirkstone Pass in winter, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A road closed sign on top of Kirkstone Pass in winter, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Off-road vehicle with roof top tent in sunrise, Gamsberg pass, Namibia

A man hiking, mountaineering at Hohtuerli, pass close to Bluemlisalphuette, Kandertal, in the background Wildstrubel and Diablerets mountains, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Hikers with child at Slenskesedlo-Pass in the sunlight, Bohemian mountains, east-bohemian, Czech Republic, Europe

Migrating Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Africa

Racing cyclists on Passo Gardena mountain pass, Sella Ronda Bikeday, Val Gardena, Alto Adige, Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Tremola, the old Gotthardpass Road, Switzerland, Europe

Bulk cargo ship, bulk carrier or bulk freighter at the entrance to the Holtenau Canal, Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass with Jungfraubahn, Mt Jungfrau rail service, Top of Europe, Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Furka Pass road and a mail bus, canton of Valais, Switzerland, Europe

View from the Via Ferrata d'Trincee, climbing route above the Fedaia Pass, looking towards Gran Vernel and Marmolada mountains, Dolomites, above the Fedaia Pass and Lake Fedaia, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Mt. Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, alpine road, Hohe Tauern National Park, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Young woman with her backpack standing top mountain looking idyllic view

Aerial picture, skiing slopes and ski lifts, ski area at the Sella Pass, Dolomites, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy

LPG tanker leaving the Holtenau lock, Kiel Canal, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Ascent to Colle Sommeiller, also Col du Sommeiller, Mont-Cenis massif, Rough gravel road in the Piedmont Alps, Italian-French border area, Bardonecchia, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, Passo del Rombo, Pass Road between Tyrol and South Tyrol, Oetztal Alps, Oetztal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Summit cross on the pass summit of the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, Passo del Rombo, pass road between Tyrol and South Tyrol, Oetztal Alps, Oetztal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Chapel with a cross at the top of a pass, Nationalpark Los Cardones, Argentina, South America

Assietta ridge road, aerial view at Monte Genevris, pass summit with summit cross, French-Italian Alps in the back, Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Gotthard Pass in the canton of Uri, Switzerland, Europe

Cityscape with Old Bridge or Karl-Theodor Bridge, Bridge Gate and Holy Ghost Church, Heidelberg, Neckar, Palatinate, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Prayer flags at a reservoir on the Karo-La Pass on the Friendship Highway, Tibet, Asia

Prayer flags at a reservoir on the Karo-La Pass on the Friendship Highway, Tibet, Asia

Mt Eiger from Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass and Jungfraubahn, Mt Jungfrau rail service, Top of Europe, Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

View of Muscat from the old pass road, Oman, Middle East

Backcountry skier on the way up to the top of Cima Bocche mountain above Passo Valles mountain pass, Dolomites, province of Trentino, Italy, Europe

Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass with Jungfraubahn, Mt Jungfrau rail service, Top of Europe, Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Young boys on donkeys watch over flocks of goats, sheep and donkeys near the top of the Shebar Pass, which crosses into the Province of Bamiyan. Due to a devastating drought in the region, dry wheat farming has failed for three years from 1998-2002 and the forage is extremely sparse, The pass is a strategic point leading into the Central Highlands, the Koh-i-Baba range and the Hazarajat, at the end of the Hindu Kush. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect.

Independence Pass, Colorado, it runs between Twin Lakes and Aspen and is part of Colorado's Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway, USA

Rolando Garibotti skis with a pack on the Boreas Pass trail which crosses the Rocky Mountains from Breckenridge to Como, Colorado. The trail is part of the Rails to Trails system and follows an old railroad grade. The trail is also part of the 10th Mountain Division Hut System, with a hut called the Section House located along the trail at the top of Boreas Pass. The trail is within Pike-San Isabel National Forest

A Young Woman Stands On A Rocky Beach In Deception Pass State Park, Oak Harbor, Washington, United States Of America