Khunjerab Pass : Pakistan China Border , The Highest Border Crossing In The World

People Visit Khunjerab Pass To See Pak China Border  From Different Parts of Pakistan .

 

Khunjerab Pass  is a high mountain pass on the northern border of Pakistan with China, The altitute is 4.733m (15,528ft) above the sea level. The Khunjerab Pass is the highest border-crossing in the world and the highest point on the Karakoram Highway.

 Khunjerab Pass is located in the Karakoram Mountains in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan's Gilgit–Baltistan Hunza-Nagar District on the southwest border of the Xinjiang region of China .

The Khunjerab Pass is only open Monday through Friday. Hours of opening aren’t really of concern to travelers as the border is only open to those taking the NATCO and Hunza-Xinjiang Trading Co. buses, and those with their own vehicles that will cross with the convoy of buses. If you are curious, the Chinese side is open from 11 am-8 pm Beijing time (9 am-6 pm Xinjiang time). The Pakistani side is open from 9 am-5 pm. The border is closed for Chinese and Pakistani (as well as Islamic holidays) so do check ahead that you won’t be planning to cross on a holiday.

Khunjerab Pass is closed during winter season from November to April . So don't make any plan to visit there in those months .