Amba Ghat, Mountain pass in Maharashtra, India.

Amba Ghat is a mountain pass in the Sahyadri mountain range of Maharashtra state. It rises approximately 600 meters along National Highway 204 and forms a major route across the Western Ghats.

Before a paved road existed, travellers crossed the Sahyadri on footpaths between Konkan and Kolhapur. During British rule a shepherd from Amba village found this route; a British engineer surveyed it and had the ghat road built, though the shepherd is said to have received no compensation.

The pass takes its name from Amba village in Kolhapur district, known as a cool-climate spot. Marathi accounts say a shepherd from this village found the old footpath through the Sahyadri that British engineers later surveyed and turned into the ghat road; he is said to have received nothing for it. Nearby lie Pawankhind and Vishalgad fort.

The pass is reachable by car from Kolhapur, with the drive taking about an hour and a half. Road conditions can vary depending on the season, so checking weather forecasts before traveling is advisable.

According to local accounts, the route through Amba Ghat was found by a shepherd from Amba village during British rule; a British engineer then surveyed it and built the road, and the shepherd is said to have received no compensation.