Top mountain passes
Mountain PassNeels Gap, Georgia
Mountain PassTesnatee Gap
Mountain PassAddis Cove Gap
Mountain PassAddis Gap
Mountain PassAkin Gap
Mountain PassAlex Gap
Mountain PassAugerhole Gap
Mountain PassBaggs Creek Gap
Mountain PassBear Gap
Mountain PassBeegum Gap
Mountain PassBeegum Gap
Mountain PassBetty Gap
Mountain Passes by county
- Fannin County13
- Gilmer County8
- Lumpkin County17
- Rabun County27
- Towns County39
- Union County42
- White County10
All mountain passes (157)
| Name | County | Elevation | Nearest town | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neels Gap, Georgia | Union County | 949 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Tesnatee Gap | White County | 957 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Addis Cove Gap | Towns County | 974 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Addis Gap | Towns County | 1,017 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Akin Gap | Union County | 917 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Alex Gap | Rabun County | 1,156 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Augerhole Gap | Union County | 1,067 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Baggs Creek Gap | Union County | 1,076 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Bear Gap | Rabun County | 1,351 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Beegum Gap | Union County | 927 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Beegum Gap | Rabun County | 1,121 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Betty Gap | Gilmer County | 946 m | Chatsworth | 3 |
| Big Stamp Gap | Lumpkin County | 951 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Bird Gap | Union County | 1,114 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Blackstump Gap | Rabun County | 947 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Blue Ridge Gap | Towns County | 925 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Bryant Gap | Union County | 969 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Buckeye Gap | Union County | 1,006 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Buddy Cove Gap | Fannin County | 967 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Bull Gap | Rabun County | 1,092 m | Clayton | 3 |
| Bull Gap | Union County | 1,109 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Bull Gap | Union County | 1,060 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Calf Stomp Gap | Union County | 996 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Chattahoochee Gap | Union County | 1,059 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Chestnut Gap | Rabun County | 1,165 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Cold Springs Gap | Union County | 1,057 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Coldspring Gap | Rabun County | 1,127 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Coppermine Gap | Lumpkin County | 992 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Cove Gap | Union County | 1,041 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Crenshaw Gap | Fannin County | 954 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Crooked Dogwood Gap | Fannin County | 915 m | McCaysville | 3 |
| Cut Locust Gap | Towns County | 1,179 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Cut-off Gap | Towns County | 1,210 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Dan Gap | Lumpkin County | 988 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Daniel Camp Gap | Lumpkin County | 954 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Darnell Gap | Rabun County | 1,047 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Deep Gap | Towns County | 1,082 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Deerlick Gap | Lumpkin County | 969 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Diggins Gap | Towns County | 1,015 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Dismal Gap | Rabun County | 1,195 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Edmondson Gap | Union County | 919 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Egypt Gap | Towns County | 1,116 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Eller Gap | Towns County | 1,080 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Fanny Gap | Union County | 919 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Fish Gap | Union County | 936 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Flat Gap | Union County | 947 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Flatrock Gap | Union County | 1,045 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Flint Gap | Rabun County | 1,310 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Flint Gap | Union County | 934 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Frozen Gap | Union County | 1,012 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Fryingpan Gap | Fannin County | 982 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Fuller Gap | Rabun County | 946 m | Clayton | 3 |
| Gibson Gap | Rabun County | 908 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Gooch Gap | Lumpkin County | 908 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Grassy Gap | Lumpkin County | 905 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Gregory Gap | Fannin County | 929 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Ground Squirrel Gap | Lumpkin County | 907 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Halloway Gap | Gilmer County | 987 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Henry Gap | Union County | 945 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Henson Gap | Towns County | 1,089 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Hickorynut Gap | Gilmer County | 922 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Hickorynut Gap | Towns County | 927 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| High Gap | White County | 911 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Hightower Gap | Towns County | 1,092 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Hogpen Gap | White County | 1,066 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Hollifield Gap | Towns County | 939 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Horsebone Gap | Union County | 1,050 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Horsepen Gap | Gilmer County | 1,037 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Indian Grave Gap | Fannin County | 916 m | McCaysville | 3 |
| Indian Grave Gap | Towns County | 947 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Jack Pit Gap | Towns County | 1,186 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Jacks Gap | Lumpkin County | 929 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Jackson Gap | Union County | 918 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Jarrard Gap | Lumpkin County | 1,002 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Jim Harden Gap | Rabun County | 919 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Joe Gap | Rabun County | 1,053 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Lemons Gap | Towns County | 1,132 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Licklog Gap | Union County | 981 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Liss Gap | Lumpkin County | 918 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Locust Gap | Union County | 952 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Locust Log Gap | White County | 959 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Locust School Gap | Rabun County | 994 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Long Gap | Fannin County | 921 m | McCaysville | 3 |
| Low Gap | Union County | 924 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Low Gap | Union County | 925 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Low Gap | Union County | 1,093 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Lower Cynth Gap | Towns County | 951 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Lunsford Gap | Lumpkin County | 989 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Manley Gap | Towns County | 1,156 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Mauldin Gap | Union County | 932 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| McClure Gap | Towns County | 1,143 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Miller Gap | Lumpkin County | 914 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Moreland Gap | Towns County | 938 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Morris Gap | White County | 968 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Nichols Gap | Rabun County | 1,271 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Nimblewill Gap | Dawson County | 929 m | Dawsonville | 3 |
| Norton Gap | Towns County | 931 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Owen Gap | Rabun County | 910 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Panther Gap | Union County | 914 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Parks Gap | Rabun County | 950 m | Clayton | 3 |
| Patterson Gap | Rabun County | 1,013 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Pine Gap | Rabun County | 959 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Plumorchard Gap | Towns County | 953 m | Clayton | 3 |
| Polecat Gap | Fannin County | 1,013 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Poplar Springs Gap | Fannin County | 992 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Poplar Stomp Gap | Union County | 1,013 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Puncheon Gap | Lumpkin County | 976 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Queen Mine Gap | Rabun County | 1,070 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Rainy Gap | Rabun County | 935 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Ramp Gap | Towns County | 1,112 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Ramp Gap | Gilmer County | 1,042 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Red Clay Gap | Towns County | 1,041 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Rhodes Mountain Gap | Fannin County | 917 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Rich Cove Gap | Towns County | 1,059 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Rich Cove Gap | Fannin County | 986 m | McCaysville | 3 |
| Rockwall Gap | Fannin County | 943 m | McCaysville | 3 |
| Rocky Gap | Towns County | 944 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Rolston Gap | Gilmer County | 978 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Saddle Gap | Rabun County | 627 m | Clayton | 3 |
| Saddle Gap | White County | 835 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Saltrock Gap | Rabun County | 1,148 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Sam Jones Gap | Fannin County | 981 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Sapling Gap | White County | 1,066 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Sarvis Gap | Union County | 919 m | Blue Ridge | 3 |
| Sassafras Gap | Towns County | 1,078 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Sassafras Gap | Towns County | 1,176 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Sassafras Gap | Gilmer County | 957 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Sims Gap | Towns County | 906 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Skut Gap | Towns County | 1,132 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Slaughter Gap | Union County | 1,176 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Steeltrap Gap | Towns County | 1,065 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Stillhouse Gap | Towns County | 948 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Stover Gap | Gilmer County | 996 m | Ellijay | 3 |
| Swaim Gap | Union County | 1,045 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Tigue Gap | Union County | 956 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Tom Gap | Towns County | 1,289 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Tray Gap | Towns County | 1,164 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Tripp Gap | Towns County | 916 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Tritt Gap | Union County | 927 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Turkeypen Gap | Lumpkin County | 987 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Unicoi Gap | Towns County | 900 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Upper Cynth Gap | Towns County | 1,141 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Webster Gap | Rabun County | 1,119 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| West Wildcat Gap | Union County | 1,034 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Whetstone Gap | Towns County | 1,151 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| White Oak Stamp Gap | White County | 1,048 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Whitly Gap | White County | 1,022 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Wide Gap | White County | 966 m | Cleveland | 3 |
| Wildcat Gap | Union County | 1,152 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Wilson Gap | Rabun County | 982 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Winding Stair Gap | Lumpkin County | 971 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Windy Gap | Rabun County | 978 m | Mountain City | 3 |
| Wolfpen Gap | Towns County | 1,087 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Wolfpen Gap | Union County | 1,008 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Woody Gap | Lumpkin County | 974 m | Dahlonega | 3 |
| Yellowhammer Gap | Union County | 1,133 m | Young Harris | 3 |
| Yellowjacket Gap | Union County | 1,026 m | Young Harris | 3 |
Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).
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How to photograph mountain passes
Mountain passes sit above valleys, so they reward sunrise and sunset with layered ridges, valley fog and long shadows.
- Check road status before driving: many high passes close seasonally or after storms.
- Look for the road itself as a leading line — switchbacks from above make strong compositions.
- Weather changes fast at elevation; carry layers even in summer.
- Summit pull-outs often face one direction; use the sun azimuth table to see whether sunrise or sunset suits the view.
- Wildflowers bloom late at pass elevations — often July to early August in the Rockies and Sierra.
Season: Summer and early autumn are the main season; winter visits depend on plowing and avalanche conditions.