Where is Sotk Pass?

Where is Sotk Pass?

Azerbaijan, asia

Length

36.6 km

Elevation

N/A

Difficulty

hard

Best Season

Year-round

is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of

above sea level, located on the border of

The pass, also known as

Vardenis Municipality

of Azerbaijan. The pass lies atop a rocky hill of debris dumped over the edge of the mountain by huge mining trucks.

Is the road to Sotk Pass unpaved?

The road through the pass was extremely defiant and totally unpaved. But

, the road was paved and is now in

, though it features countless

How long is the road to Sotk Pass?

36.6 km (22.74 miles)

long, running west-east from

(a village in Azerbaijan).

Lesser Caucasus Mountains

, the road is usually

due to snowfalls. The

border is closed to non-citizens

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Road Details

Country
Azerbaijan
Continent
asia
Length
36.6 km
Difficulty
hard

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