{
  "name": "Babusar Pass",
  "slug": "babusar-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/babusar-pass/",
  "summary": "One of the most hairpinned roads in the world, cresting the 4,173 m Babusar Pass above the clouds with Nanga Parbat on the horizon.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N-15"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Pakistan",
    "region": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Gilgit-Baltistan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Naran",
      "lat": 34.906769,
      "lon": 73.650456
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Chilas",
      "lat": 35.402902,
      "lon": 74.14384
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 66.4,
    "lengthKm": 106.9,
    "driveMinutes": 154,
    "corners": 237,
    "hairpins": 41,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 4174.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Seasonal closure roughly November to June (open only about July to September)",
    "Narrow road",
    "Sheer drops",
    "Sharp hairpins",
    "Rockfall",
    "Sudden weather changes",
    "High altitude at the 4,173 m crest"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Babusar Pass"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 690
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}