A paved road to the Riyue Mountain Pass
Riyue Mountain Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3.529m (11,578ft) above the sea level, located in Northeastern Qinghai Province, in Western China, by the Tibetan Plateau.
![Riyue Mountain Pass](https://www.dangerousroads.org/cache/images/900x/b/riyuemountainpass0-2872f37e.jpg)
The road to the summit (Sun and Moon Mountain) is paved in good conditions. It’s called Ri Yue Line. The pass is 9.1 km long, starting and ending at Qinghai-Tibet Highway (part of the China National Highway 109). The summit hosts many pagodas and a big parking lot. The climb is very gradual, never too steep, and has been featured in the Tour of Qinghai Lake (Riyue Pass), a cycling professional race.
Road suggested by: Jorge Manuel Gómez Sánchez
Pic: Josh Zhu