What is the name of the mountain pass near Castle Dracula in the novel?

The mountain pass near Castle Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel is the Borgo Pass.

Jonathan Harker reaches the pass during his journey from Bistritz toward Count Dracula’s castle. Dracula’s mysterious coachman collects him there after the local diligence stops, carrying him deeper into the Carpathian wilderness. The pass therefore serves as the threshold between the recognizable world of inns, trains, and travel schedules and Dracula’s isolated supernatural domain.

“Borgo Pass” is Stoker’s fictionalized name. It is commonly associated with Romania’s Tihuța Pass, also called the Bârgău Pass, in the historical region of Transylvania. The real pass lies near Piatra Fântânele, where modern tourism strongly promotes the Dracula connection, including a Dracula-themed hotel. However, Stoker never visited the area, and the novel does not give Castle Dracula a precise real-world location.

A common mix-up is confusing Borgo Pass with Transfăgărășan, a much later Romanian mountain road, or with Bâlea Pass. Those places are associated with modern Romanian geography, not the pass named in the novel.