{
  "name": "Karakoram Highway",
  "slug": "karakoram-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/karakoram-highway/",
  "summary": "Threading the Hunza Valley where the Hindu Kush, Himalaya and Karakoram converge, this is the centrepiece of one of the planet's great road journeys.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N-35"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Pakistan",
    "region": "Gilgit-Baltistan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Gilgit",
      "lat": 35.961013,
      "lon": 74.356117
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Khunjerab Pass",
      "lat": 36.850033,
      "lon": 75.428335
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 157.4,
    "lengthKm": 253.3,
    "driveMinutes": 330,
    "corners": 198,
    "hairpins": 9,
    "maxGradientPercent": 5,
    "summitMetres": 4706,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Landslides",
    "Rockfall",
    "Narrow road",
    "Extreme altitude",
    "Sheer drops",
    "Flash floods",
    "Khunjerab Pass closed in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Rakaposhi View",
    "Rakaposhi Viewpoint",
    "Passu Cones and Straight Highway"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1259
  },
  "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"
}