mountain pass
navigable route, typically through a saddle or its vicinity, to cross a mountain range or a ridge
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Summary
mountain pass is a feature type[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of feature type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,779 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Crosses: ridge[3], mountain range[4]
- Subclass of: geographic location[5], geographical feature[6], way[7]
- Part of: road[8]
- Commons category: Mountain passes[9]
- Said to be the same as: Joch (Gebirge)[10]
- Has part(s): mountain pass saddle point[11], pass area[12]
- Highest point: mountain pass saddle point[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: mountain saddle[14], notch[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mountain passes[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox mountain pass[17]
- Has characteristic: pass elevation[18]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/MountainPass[19]
- Different from: narrows[20], mountain saddle[21], sill[22]
- Properties for this type: P2505[23], P81[24], P669[25]
- Uses: gap[26]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000084[27]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from mountain passes[28]
- P14692: Baghdad[29]
Why It Matters
mountain pass has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]