Located in South America, Chile is a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The world's longest country is marked by a narrow depression between the mountains and the sea.
Highest mountain roads of Chile:
| Mountain pass | Elevation | Zone | Surface |
| Ojos del Salado | 6.891m (22,608ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Volcan Tacora | 5.980m (19,620ft) | Arica-Parinacota | Gravel |
| Volcán Ollagüe | 5.868m (19,251ft) | Antofagasta | Gravel |
| Refugio Tejos | 5.800m (19,000ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Cerro Estrella | 5.702m (18,707ft) | Antofagasta | Gravel |
| Curiquinca | 5.552m (18,215ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Volcán Acotango | 5.509m (18,074ft) | Arica-Parinacota | Gravel |
| Aucanquilcha | 5.500m (18,044ft) | Antofagasta | Gravel |
| Sairécabur Telescope | 5.525m (18,127ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Cerro Toco | 5.416m (17,769ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Cordón de Inacaliri | 5.395m (17,700ft) | Antofagasta | Gravel |
| Cerro Estrella | 5.389m (17,680ft) | Antofagasta | Gravel |
| Abra Taapaca | 5.250m (17,224ft) | Tarapaca | Gravel |
| Volcán Guallatiri | 5.240m (17,191ft) | Arica-Parinacota | Gravel |
| Cerro Blanco | 5.161m (16,932ft) | Tarapaca | Gravel |
| Paso Picavilque | 5.085m (16,683ft) | Tarapaca | Gravel |
| Pascua Lama | 5.043m (16,545ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Cerro Chajnantor | 5.042m (16,541ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Paso de Jama | 4.810m (15,780ft) | Antofagasta | Asphalt |
| Paso de Agua Negra | 4.780m (15,682ft) | Coquimbo | Gravel |
| Paso de San Francisco | 4.748m (15,577ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
| Paso Chungara | 4.687m (15,377ft) | Andes | Gravel |
| Pacana Caldera | 4.658m (15,282ft) | Atacama | Gravel |
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