{
  "name": "Selim Pass",
  "slug": "selim-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/selim-pass/",
  "summary": "Armenia's most celebrated mountain road climbs from Lake Sevan to a 2,410 m summit crowned by a perfectly preserved 14th-century Silk Road caravanserai, then descends into the wine valleys of Vayots Dzor.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "H-79"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Armenia",
    "region": "Vayots Dzor",
    "start": {
      "name": "Martuni",
      "lat": 40.139014,
      "lon": 45.306185
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Yeghegnadzor",
      "lat": 39.760066,
      "lon": 45.330357
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 35,
    "lengthKm": 56.3,
    "driveMinutes": 70,
    "corners": 34,
    "hairpins": 6,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 2412.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Potholes",
    "Rockfall",
    "Steep grades",
    "Hairpin bends",
    "Snow and ice in shoulder seasons"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Selim Pass",
    "Orbelian's Caravanserai",
    "Yerkrapah Park",
    "Ehrenmahl"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 397
  },
  "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"
}