List of mountain passes in California

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The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California. California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south. Although most of these passes are now traversed by state highways, some date prior to California's statehood in 1850 and are today registered as California Historical Landmarks.

  # California Historical Landmark
  * Interstate highway bypasses the actual mountain pass
  ^ Long-distance trail. No road or rail access
  ~ Unpaved dirt road or trail
Name Mountain range County Elevation Coordinates Primary access route Other access route(s) GNIS
Adin Pass Warner Mountains Modoc 5,194 feet (1,583 m) 41°20′48″N 120°55′17″W / 41.34667°N 120.92139°W / 41.34667; -120.92139 (Adin Pass) SR 139 / SR 299 256121
Alcoholic Pass Santa Rosa Mountains San Diego 1,565 feet (477 m) 33°21′37″N 116°22′32″W / 33.36028°N 116.37556°W / 33.36028; -116.37556 (Alcoholic Pass) Alcoholic Pass Trail~ Coyote Canyon Road~ 238484
Altamont Pass Diablo Range Alameda 1,009 feet (308 m) 37°44′45″N 121°39′30″W / 37.74583°N 121.65833°W / 37.74583; -121.65833 (Altamont Pass) I-580* Altamont Pass Road
Union Pacific Railroad 		218189
Anderson Grade Summit Cascade Range Siskiyou 3,067 feet (935 m) 41°48′06″N 122°34′55″W / 41.80167°N 122.58194°W / 41.80167; -122.58194 (Anderson Grade Summit) I-5* N/A
Apache Saddle San Emigdio Mountains Kern 6,099 feet (1,859 m) 34°51′38″N 119°12′34″W / 34.86056°N 119.20944°W / 34.86056; -119.20944 (Apache Saddle) FH 95 Cerro Noroeste Road 254416
Arrowhead Highlands Summit San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino County 5,174 feet (1,577 m) 34°13′39″N 117°15′18″W / 34.22750°N 117.25500°W / 34.22750; -117.25500 (Apache Saddle) SR 18 N/A
Bear Divide San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 2,687 feet (819 m) 34°21′36″N 118°23′36″W / 34.36000°N 118.39333°W / 34.36000; -118.39333 (Bear Divide) Little Tujunga Canyon Road Santa Clara Truck Trail~ 239096
Beckwourth Pass[1] Sierra Nevada Plumas 5,221 feet (1,591 m) 39°47′30″N 120°6′28″W / 39.79167°N 120.10778°W / 39.79167; -120.10778 (Beckwourth Pass) SR 70 Feather River Route 256775
Bernasconi Pass Bernasconi Hills Riverside 1,709 feet (521 m) 33°50′27″N 117°09′42″W / 33.84083°N 117.16167°W / 33.84083; -117.16167 (Bernasconi Pass) SR 79 Bernasconi Road 239244
Berry Summit Northern Coast Ranges Humboldt 2,828 feet (862 m) 40°53′45″N 123°46′16″W / 40.89583°N 123.77111°W / 40.89583; -123.77111 (Berry Summit) SR 299 Old 299 Highway

Titlow Hill Road

1658041
Big Valley Summit Big Valley Mountains Lassen 4,613 feet (1,406 m) 41°03′36″N 121°12′39″W / 41.06000°N 121.21083°W / 41.06000; -121.21083 (Big Valley Summit) SR 299 253116
Black Butte Summit Cascade Range Siskiyou 3,912 feet (1,192 m)

41°21′17″N 122°21′14″W / 41.35472°N 122.35389°W / 41.35472; -122.35389 (Black Butte Summit)

I-5 1657848
Buckhorn Summit Klamath Mountains Shasta 3,274 feet (998 m) 40°38′08″N 122°44′01″W / 40.63556°N 122.73361°W / 40.63556; -122.73361 (Buckhorn Summit) SR 299 1655851
Burrows Gap Northern Coast Ranges Glenn 876 feet (267 m) 39°45′01″N 122°31′43″W / 39.75028°N 122.52861°W / 39.75028; -122.52861 (Burrows Gap) CR 306 266518
Bushnell Summit Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles 4,101 feet (1,250 m) 34°42′13″N 118°31′41″W / 34.70361°N 118.52806°W / 34.70361; -118.52806 (Beckwourth Pass) CR N2 Forest Route 7N23 239899
Cahuenga Pass Santa Monica Mountains Los Angeles 745 feet (227 m) 34°7′28″N 118°20′34″W / 34.12444°N 118.34278°W / 34.12444; -118.34278 (Cahuenga Pass) US 101 239987
Cajon Pass San Bernardino/San Gabriel Mountains San Bernardino 3,777 feet (1,151 m) 34°19′33″N 117°25′42″W / 34.32583°N 117.42833°W / 34.32583; -117.42833 (Cajon Pass) I-15* SR 138
Union Pacific Railroad
BNSF Railway 		270155
Cajon Summit San Bernardino/San Gabriel Mountains San Bernardino 4,288 feet (1,307 m) 34°20′58″N 117°26′47″W / 34.34944°N 117.44639°W / 34.34944; -117.44639 (Cajon Summit) I-15 270157
Carson Pass[2] Sierra Nevada Alpine 8,574 feet (2,613 m) 38°41′38″N 119°59′15″W / 38.69389°N 119.98750°W / 38.69389; -119.98750 (Carson Pass) SR 88 258006
Cedar Pass Warner Mountains Modoc 6,407 feet (1,953 m) 41°33′45″N 120°16′08″W / 41.56250°N 120.26889°W / 41.56250; -120.26889 (Cedar Pass) SR 299 220791
Cloudburst Summit San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 7,034 feet (2,144 m) 34°21′05″N 117°56′04″W / 34.35139°N 117.93444°W / 34.35139; -117.93444 (Cloudburst Summit) SR 2 Pacific Crest Trail^ 240711
Conway Summit Sierra Nevada Mono 8,143 feet (2,482 m) 38°05′17″N 119°10′55″W / 38.08806°N 119.18194°W / 38.08806; -119.18194 (Conway Summit) US 395 258665
Corral Hollow Pass Diablo Range Alameda 1,600 feet (490 m) 37°38′57″N 121°36′34″W / 37.64917°N 121.60944°W / 37.64917; -121.60944 (Corral Hollow Pass) CR J2 N/A
Cottonwood Pass Diablo Range San Luis Obispo 1,998 feet (609 m) 35°46′49″N 120°12′26″W / 35.78028°N 120.20722°W / 35.78028; -120.20722 (Cottonwood Pass) SR 41 240990
Cottonwood Pass Cottonwood Mountains Riverside County 2,881 feet (878 m) 33°43′34″N 115°48′47″W / 33.72611°N 115.81306°W / 33.72611; -115.81306 (Cottonwood Pass) Cottonwood Springs Road I-10 240991
Coyote Pass Verdugo Mountains Los Angeles 407 feet (124 m) 34°03′13″N 118°08′59″W / 34.05361°N 118.14972°W / 34.05361; -118.14972 (Coyote Pass) Monterey Pass Road 241053
Cuesta Pass Santa Lucia Range San Luis Obispo 1,522 feet (464 m) 35°20′56″N 120°37′52″W / 35.34889°N 120.63111°W / 35.34889; -120.63111 (Cuesta Pass) US 101 241160
Damnation Pass Klamath Mountains Shasta 4,278 feet (1,304 m) 40°56′31″N 122°32′28″W / 40.94194°N 122.54111°W / 40.94194; -122.54111 (Damnation Pass) Dog Creek Road~ Sanford Pass Road~ 259027
Dawson Saddle San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 7,943 feet (2,421 m) 34°22′04″N 117°48′12″W / 34.36778°N 117.80333°W / 34.36778; -117.80333 (Dawson Saddle) SR 2 241294
Deadman Summit Sierra Nevada Mono 8,047 feet (2,453 m) 37°46′15″N 119°00′30″W / 37.77083°N 119.00833°W / 37.77083; -119.00833 (Deadman Summit) US 395 1658383
Devil's Gate Pass Sweetwater Mountains Mono 7,519 feet (2,292 m) 38°20′54″N 119°21′43″W / 38.34833°N 119.36194°W / 38.34833; -119.36194 (Devil's Gate Pass) US 395 222305
Dillon Divide San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 2,736 feet (834 m) 34°20′40″N 118°20′55″W / 34.34444°N 118.34861°W / 34.34444; -118.34861 (Dillon Divide) Little Tujunga Canyon Road 241502
Donner Pass Sierra Nevada Nevada 7,056 feet (2,151 m) 39°18′57″N 120°19′17″W / 39.31583°N 120.32139°W / 39.31583; -120.32139 (Donner Pass) I-80* Donner Pass Road
California Trail
Overland Route 		259475
Donner Summit Sierra Nevada Nevada 6,637 feet (2,023 m) 39°19′36″N 120°23′35″W / 39.32667°N 120.39306°W / 39.32667; -120.39306 (Donner Summit) I-80 Donner Pass Road 276078
Dulzura Summit Peninsular Ranges San Diego 1,499 feet (457 m) 32°36′56″N 116°44′17″W / 32.61556°N 116.73806°W / 32.61556; -116.73806 (Dulzura Summit) SR 94 Little Tecate Road 241667
East Casitas Pass Transverse Ranges/Santa Ynez Mountains Ventura 1,158 feet (353 m) 34°23′09″N 119°22′52″W / 34.38583°N 119.38111°W / 34.38583; -119.38111 (East Casitas Pass) SR 150 Casitas Pass Road 241746
Ebbetts Pass[3] Sierra Nevada Alpine 8,736 feet (2,663 m) 38°32′40″N 119°48′43″W / 38.54444°N 119.81194°W / 38.54444; -119.81194 (Ebbetts Pass) SR 4 259784
Echo Summit Sierra Nevada El Dorado 7,382 feet (2,250 m) 38°48′47″N 120°01′49″W / 38.81306°N 120.03028°W / 38.81306; -120.03028 (Echo Summit) US 50 259792
Escondido Summit Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles 3,258 feet (993 m) SR 14
Etna Summit Klamath Mountains Siskiyou 5,912 feet (1,802 m)

41°23′42″N 122°59′35″W / 41.39500°N 122.99306°W / 41.39500; -122.99306 (Etna Summit)

Sawyers Bar Road~ Pacific Crest Trail^ 259971
Eucalyptus Pass Peninsular Ranges San Diego 640 feet (200 m) 32°46′44″N 116°59′12″W / 32.77889°N 116.98667°W / 32.77889; -116.98667 (Eucalyptus Pass) I-8 1666238
Fandango Pass[4] Warner Mountains Modoc 6,135 feet (1,870 m) 41°48′08″N 120°12′12″W / 41.80222°N 120.20333°W / 41.80222; -120.20333 (Fandango Pass) Fandango Pass Road~ 223385
Foot and Walker Pass Earthquake Valley San Diego 2,589 feet (789 m) 33°02′12″N 116°24′09″W / 33.03667°N 116.40250°W / 33.03667; -116.40250 (Foot and Walker Pass) CR S2 Little Blair Valley Road~ 242343
Forest Mountain Summit Klamath Mountains Siskiyou 4,097 feet (1,249 m) 41°40′33″N 122°43′33″W / 41.67583°N 122.72583°W / 41.67583; -122.72583 (Forest Mountain Pass) SR 3 N/A
Forester Pass Sierra Nevada Tulare 13,153 feet (4,009 m) 36°41′39″N 118°22′19″W / 36.69417°N 118.37194°W / 36.69417; -118.37194 (Forester Pass (John Muir Trail)) John Muir Trail^ 260262
Fredonyer Pass Sierra Nevada/Cascades Lassen 5,751 feet (1,753 m) 40°21′35″N 120°52′03″W / 40.35972°N 120.86750°W / 40.35972; -120.86750 (Fredonyer Pass) SR 36 260357
Gaviota Pass[5] Santa Ynez Mountains Santa Barbara 135 feet (41 m) 34°29′22″N 120°13′34″W / 34.48944°N 120.22611°W / 34.48944; -120.22611 (Gaviota Pass) US 101 271287
Gilbert Pass White/Inyo Mountains Inyo 6,381 feet (1,945 m) 37°25′51″N 117°56′19″W / 37.43083°N 117.93861°W / 37.43083; -117.93861 (Gilbert Pass) SR 168 1667222
Glen Pass Sierra Nevada Fresno 11,798 feet (3,596 m) 36°47′20″N 118°24′45″W / 36.78889°N 118.41250°W / 36.78889; -118.41250 (Glen Pass (John Muir Trail)) John Muir Trail^ 260603
Godde Pass Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles 3,386 feet (1,032 m) 34°36′30″N 118°14′40″W / 34.60833°N 118.24444°W / 34.60833; -118.24444 (Godde Pass) Godde Hill Road 271321
Goods Mountain Northern Coast Ranges Trinity 4,032 feet (1,229 m) 40°22′48″N 123°01′16″W / 40.38000°N 123.02111°W / 40.38000; -123.02111 (Goods Mountain) SR 36 McFarland Ridge Road 224315
Greenhorn Summit Sierra Nevada Kern 6,092 feet (1,857 m) 35°44′18″N 118°33′26″W / 35.73833°N 118.55722°W / 35.73833; -118.55722 (Greenhorn Summit) SR 155 Rancheria Road 271436
Gunsight Pass San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino 7,316 feet (2,230 m) 34°02′20″N 116°49′49″W / 34.03889°N 116.83028°W / 34.03889; -116.83028 (Gunsight Pass) Raywood Flat Road (Private)~ 243090
Hatchet Mountain Pass

(signage: Hatchet Mountain Summit)

Klamath Mountains/Cascade Range Shasta 4,340 feet (1,320 m) 40°51′09″N 121°46′01″W / 40.85250°N 121.76694°W / 40.85250; -121.76694 (Hatchet Mountain Pass) SR 299 261152
Haywards Pass Diablo Range Alameda 699 feet (213 m) 37°41′50″N 121°58′09″W / 37.69722°N 121.96917°W / 37.69722; -121.96917 (Haywards Pass) I-580 1670277
Hebron Summit Cascade Range Siskiyou 5,223 feet (1,592 m) 41°41′58″N 122°02′29″W / 41.69944°N 122.04139°W / 41.69944; -122.04139 (Hebron Summit) US 97 1657778
Hecker Pass Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz 1,339 feet (408 m) 36°59′40″N 121°43′02″W / 36.99444°N 121.71722°W / 36.99444; -121.71722 (Hecker Pass) SR 152 225111
Henness Pass Sierra Nevada Sierra 6,916 feet (2,108 m) 39°30′10″N 120°26′22″W / 39.50278°N 120.43944°W / 39.50278; -120.43944 (Henness Pass) Henness Pass Road 225177
Historic Donner Summit Sierra Nevada Nevada 7,135 feet (2,175 m) 39°19′0″N 120°19′34″W / 39.31667°N 120.32611°W / 39.31667; -120.32611 (Historic Donner Summit) Donner Pass Road Pacific Crest Trail^ N/A
Ibex Pass Sperry Hills Inyo-San Bernardino border 2,072 feet (632 m) 35°47′40″N 116°20′26″W / 35.79444°N 116.34056°W / 35.79444; -116.34056 (Ibex Pass) SR 127 243763
Islip Saddle San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 6,670 feet (2,030 m) 34°21′25″N 117°51′02″W / 34.35694°N 117.85056°W / 34.35694; -117.85056 (Islip Saddle) SR 2 SR 39 (closed)
Pacific Crest Trail^ 		243931
Laguna Summit Cuyamaca Mountains San Diego 4,055 feet (1,236 m) 32°48′39″N 116°30′36″W / 32.81083°N 116.51000°W / 32.81083; -116.51000 (Laguna Summit) I-8 Sunrise Highway N/A
Little Pigeon Pass Riverside Mountains San Bernardino 1,158 feet (353 m) 34°02′20″N 117°18′05″W / 34.03889°N 117.30139°W / 34.03889; -117.30139 (Little Pigeon Pass) Barton Road Honey Hill Drive 244939
Lord-Ellis Summit Northern Coast Ranges Humboldt 2,267 feet (691 m) 40°55′49″N 123°51′36″W / 40.93028°N 123.86000°W / 40.93028; -123.86000 (Lord-Ellis Summit) SR 299 Old Dolly Varden Road
Old Highway 200 		262920
Low Gap Northern Coast Ranges Trinity 2,753 feet (839 m) 40°27′38″N 123°31′25″W / 40.46056°N 123.52361°W / 40.46056; -123.52361 (Low Gap) SR 36 262992
Luther Pass Sierra Nevada Alpine-El Dorado border 7,740 feet (2,360 m) 38°47′13″N 119°56′45″W / 38.78694°N 119.94583°W / 38.78694; -119.94583 (Luther Pass) SR 89 263076
Mendocino Pass Northern Coast Ranges Glenn 5,006 feet (1,526 m) 39°47′39″N 122°56′06″W / 39.79417°N 122.93500°W / 39.79417; -122.93500 (Mendocino Pass) FH 7 / SR 162~ 263454
Mill Creek Summit San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 4,898 feet (1,493 m) 34°23′30″N 118°04′51″W / 34.39167°N 118.08083°W / 34.39167; -118.08083 (Mill Creek Summit) CR N3 Pacific Crest Trail^ 272468
Minaret Summit Sierra Nevada Madera-Mono border 9,265 feet (2,824 m) 37°39′23″N 119°03′37″W / 37.65639°N 119.06028°W / 37.65639; -119.06028 (Minaret Summit) SR 203 Reds Meadow Road 263666
Mission Pass Diablo Range Alameda 662 feet (202 m) 37°33′37″N 121°54′39″W / 37.56028°N 121.91083°W / 37.56028; -121.91083 (Mission Pass) I-680 228838
Monitor Pass Sierra Nevada Alpine 8,314 feet (2,534 m) 38°40′32″N 119°37′10″W / 38.67556°N 119.61944°W / 38.67556; -119.61944 (Monitor Pass) SR 89 228917
Morgan Summit Sierra Nevada Tehama 5,760 feet (1,760 m) 40°21′50″N 121°32′07″W / 40.36389°N 121.53528°W / 40.36389; -121.53528 (Morgan Summit) SR 89 / SR 36 1659178
Mount Baldy Notch San Gabriel Mountains San Bernardino 7,821 feet (2,384 m) 34°16′22″N 117°36′38″W / 34.27278°N 117.61056°W / 34.27278; -117.61056 (Mount Baldy Notch) Mount Baldy Road (Private) 246254
Muir Pass Sierra Nevada Fresno 11,955 feet (3,644 m) 37°06′42″N 118°40′14″W / 37.11167°N 118.67056°W / 37.11167; -118.67056 (Muir Pass (John Muir Trail)) John Muir Trail^ 263951
Newhall/Fremont Pass Santa Susana/San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 750 feet (230 m) 34°20′43″N 118°30′26″W / 34.34528°N 118.50722°W / 34.34528; -118.50722 (Newhall Pass) I-5 SR 14
San Fernando Road
Sierra Highway 		242485
Nojoqui Summit Santa Ynez Mountains Santa Barbara 919 feet (280 m) 34°31′42″N 120°11′49″W / 34.52833°N 120.19694°W / 34.52833; -120.19694 (Nojoqui Summit) US 101 1661111
Oak Creek Pass[6] Tehachapi Mountains Kern 4,820 feet (1,470 m) 35°03′39″N 118°23′20″W / 35.06083°N 118.38889°W / 35.06083; -118.38889 (Oak Creek Pass) Tehachapi Willow Springs Road 246716
Onyx Summit San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino 8,443 feet (2,573 m) 34°11′32″N 116°43′8″W / 34.19222°N 116.71889°W / 34.19222; -116.71889 (Onyx Summit) SR 38 272805
Oregon Mountain Summit

(signage: Oregon Mountain Pass)

Klamath Mountains Trinity 2,910 feet (890 m) 40°44′19″N 122°58′59″W / 40.73861°N 122.98306°W / 40.73861; -122.98306 (Oregon Mountain Summit) SR 299 Glennison Gap Road
Jennings Road 		1665401
Pacheco Pass[7] Diablo Range Merced-Santa Clara border 1,368 feet (417 m) 37°3′59″N 121°13′7″W / 37.06639°N 121.21861°W / 37.06639; -121.21861 (Pacheco Pass) SR 152 230196
Pacific Grade Summit Sierra Nevada Alpine 8,051 feet (2,454 m) 38°31′00″N 119°54′34″W / 38.51667°N 119.90944°W / 38.51667; -119.90944 (Pacific Grad Summit) SR 4 274786
Panoche Pass Diablo Range San Benito 2,250 feet (690 m) 36°37′41″N 121°00′51″W / 36.62806°N 121.01417°W / 36.62806; -121.01417 (Panoche Pass) CR J1 230286
Patchen Pass Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz-Santa Clara border 1,814 feet (553 m) 37°08′39″N 121°59′05″W / 37.14417°N 121.98472°W / 37.14417; -121.98472 (Patchen Pass) SR 17 Summit Road 252422
Patterson Pass Diablo Range Alameda 1,608 feet (490 m) 37°41′13″N 121°37′48″W / 37.68694°N 121.63000°W / 37.68694; -121.63000 (Patterson Pass) Patterson Pass Road 230412
Pigeon Pass Riverside Mountains San Bernardino 1,923 feet (586 m) 33°59′34″N 117°16′34″W / 33.99278°N 117.27611°W / 33.99278; -117.27611 (Pigeon Pass) Pigeon Pass Road 247460
Pine Mountain Summit Santa Ynez Mountains Ventura 5,160 feet (1,570 m) 34°39′00″N 119°23′08″W / 34.65000°N 119.38556°W / 34.65000; -119.38556 (Pine Mountain Summit) SR 33 N/A
Pioneer Pass Simi Hills Ventura 1,726 feet (526 m) 34°15′25″N 118°38′57″W / 34.25694°N 118.64917°W / 34.25694; -118.64917 (Pine Mountain Summit) Box Canyon Road 247569
Polonio Pass Temblor / Diablo Range Kern 1,407 feet (429 m) 35°43′25″N 120°11′36″W / 35.72361°N 120.19333°W / 35.72361; -120.19333 (Polonio Pass) SR 46 254163
Red Box Gap San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 4,636 feet (1,413m) 34°15′31″N 118°06′18″W / 34.25861°N 118.10500°W / 34.25861; -118.10500 (Red Box Gap) SR 2 248030
Ridgewood Summit Mendocino Range Mendocino 1,956 feet (596 m) 39°20′27″N 123°19′00″W / 39.3407°N 123.3167°W / 39.3407; -123.3167 (Ridgewood Summit) US 101 N/A
Saddleback Cuyamaca Mountains San Diego 1,955 feet (596 m) 33°00′08″N 116°42′53″W / 33.00222°N 116.71472°W / 33.00222; -116.71472 (Saddleback) Eagle Peak Road~ Cedar Creek Road~ 248514
San Fernando Pass Santa Susana/San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 1,726 feet (526 m) 34°20′45″N 118°30′36″W / 34.34583°N 118.51000°W / 34.34583; -118.51000 (San Fernando Pass) Sierra Highway 248844
San Francisquito Pass Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles 1,114 feet (340 m) 34°38′22″N 118°22′50″W / 34.63944°N 118.38056°W / 34.63944; -118.38056 (San Francisquito Pass) San Francisquito Canyon Road N/A
San Gorgonio Pass San Bernardino/San Jacinto Mountains Riverside 1,591 feet (485 m) 33°55′0″N 116°45′03″W / 33.91667°N 116.75083°W / 33.91667; -116.75083 (San Gorgonio Pass) I-10* Railroad Avenue

Union Pacific Railroad

273482
San Marcos Pass Santa Ynez Mountains Santa Barbara 2,225 feet (678 m) 34°30′42″N 119°49′29″W / 34.51167°N 119.82472°W / 34.51167; -119.82472 (San Marcos Pass) SR 154 248912
Santa Rosa Summit Santa Rosa Riverside 4,997 feet (1,523 m) 33°33′41″N 116°34′13″W / 33.56139°N 116.57028°W / 33.56139; -116.57028 (Santa Rosa Summit) SR 74 273567
Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Mountains/Simi Hills Los Angeles 1,608 feet (490 m) 34°16′06″N 118°37′58″W / 34.26833°N 118.63278°W / 34.26833; -118.63278 (Santa Susana Pass) SR 118 Santa Susana Pass Road 249127
Scott Mountain Summit Klamath Mountains Trinity 5,558 feet (1,694 m) 41°16′34″N 122°41′36″W / 41.27611°N 122.69333°W / 41.27611; -122.69333 (Scott Mountain Summit) SR 3 Pacific Crest Trail^ 1659612
Sepulveda Pass Santa Monica Mountains Los Angeles 1,130 feet (340 m) 34°7′37″N 118°28′29″W / 34.12694°N 118.47472°W / 34.12694; -118.47472 (Sepulveda Pass) I-405 Sepulveda Boulevard N/A
Sespe Gorge Topatopa Mountains Ventura 3,556 feet (1,084 m) 34°34′44″N 119°15′29″W / 34.57889°N 119.25806°W / 34.57889; -119.25806 (Sespe Gorge) SR 33 249299
Sherman Pass Sierra Nevada Tulare 9,200 feet (2,800 m) 35°59′26″N 118°21′57″W / 35.99056°N 118.36583°W / 35.99056; -118.36583 (Sherman Pass) Sherman Pass Road 1667613
Sherwin Summit Sierra Nevada Mono 6,426 feet (1,959 m) 37°30′52″N 118°37′40″W / 37.51444°N 118.62778°W / 37.51444; -118.62778 (Sherwin Summit) US 395 1659642
Slate Range Crossing Slate Range Inyo 2,943 feet (897 m) 35°57′37″N 117°20′06″W / 35.96028°N 117.33500°W / 35.96028; -117.33500 (Slate Range Crossing) Trona Wildrose Road 1666993
Soledad Pass Sierra Pelona / San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 3,209 feet (978 m) 34°30′24″N 118°6′44″W / 34.50667°N 118.11222°W / 34.50667; -118.11222 (Soledad Pass) SR 14 Angeles Forest Highway
Sierra Highway
Union Pacific Railroad 		273803
Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada Mono-Tuolumne border 9,624 feet (2,933 m) 38°19′40″N 119°38′9″W / 38.32778°N 119.63583°W / 38.32778; -119.63583 (Sonora Pass) SR 108 1934439
Sunshine Summit San Diego 3,294 feet (1,004m) 33°21′06″N 116°44′19″W / 33.35167°N 116.73861°W / 33.35167; -116.73861 (Sunshine Summit) SR 79 250141
Sweeney Pass Coyote Mountains San Diego 988 feet (301 m) 32°50′00″N 116°10′43″W / 32.83333°N 116.17861°W / 32.83333; -116.17861 (Sweeney Pass) CR S2 250170
Sweetwater Pass Peninsular Ranges San Diego 587 feet (179 m) 32°46′32″N 116°55′43″W / 32.77556°N 116.92861°W / 32.77556; -116.92861 (Sweetwater Pass) Grove Road CR S17 1666245
Tecate Divide Cuyamaca Mountains San Diego 4,140 feet (1,260 m) 32°42′03″N 116°19′31″W / 32.70083°N 116.32528°W / 32.70083; -116.32528 (Tecate Divide) I-8 Manzanita Road 250290
Tehachapi Pass Tehachapi Mountains / Sierra Nevada Kern 3,771 feet (1,149 m) 35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W / 35.10222°N 118.28278°W / 35.10222; -118.28278 (Tehachapi Pass) SR 58 Union Pacific Railroad 254326
Tejon Pass San Emigdio / Tehachapi Mountains Los Angeles / Kern County 4,160 feet (1,270 m) 34°48′10″N 118°52′37″W / 34.80278°N 118.87694°W / 34.80278; -118.87694 (Tejon Pass) I-5 North Peace Valley Road

Ralphs Ranch Road

Tejon Pass

274055
Teofulio Summit San Felipe Hills San Diego 3,681 feet (1,122 m) 33°12′17″N 116°36′13″W / 33.20472°N 116.60361°W / 33.20472; -116.60361 (Teofulio Summit) CR S2 252258
The Narrows Peninsular Ranges San Diego 3,169 feet (966 m) 32°42′00″N 116°28′48″W / 32.70000°N 116.48000°W / 32.70000; -116.48000 (The Narrows) Cameron Truck Trail~ CR S1 274091
Tioga Pass Sierra Nevada Mono-Tuolumne border 9,943 feet (3,031 m) 37°54′40″N 119°15′29″W / 37.91111°N 119.25806°W / 37.91111; -119.25806 (Tioga Pass) SR 120 255154
Towne Pass Inyo Mountains Inyo 4,951 feet (1,509 m) 36°24′6″N 117°16′49″W / 36.40167°N 117.28028°W / 36.40167; -117.28028 (Towne Pass) SR 190 250566
Triunfo Pass Santa Monica Mountains Ventura 2,103 feet (641 m) 34°06′48″N 118°54′59″W / 34.11333°N 118.91639°W / 34.11333; -118.91639 (Triunfo Pass) Yerba Buena Road 250626
Vincent Gap San Gabriel Mountains Los Angeles 6,581 feet (2,006 m) 34°22′25″N 117°45′08″W / 34.37361°N 117.75222°W / 34.37361; -117.75222 (Vincent Gap) SR 2 Big Rock Creek Road
Pacific Crest Trail^ 		251060
Violin Summit Sierra Pelona Mountains Los Angeles 2,589 feet (789 m) I-5 Old Ridge Route
Walker Pass[8] Sierra Nevada Kern 5,250 feet (1,600 m) 35°39′47″N 118°1′37″W / 35.66306°N 118.02694°W / 35.66306; -118.02694 (Walker Pass) SR 178 Pacific Crest Trail^ 255847
Westgard Pass White/Inyo Mountains Inyo 7,313 feet (2,229 m) 37°18′01″N 118°09′11″W / 37.30028°N 118.15306°W / 37.30028; -118.15306 (Westgard Pass) SR 168 237547
West Casitas Pass Transverse Ranges/Santa Ynez Mountains Ventura 1,024 feet (312 m) 34°23′20″N 119°24′52″W / 34.38889°N 119.41444°W / 34.38889; -119.41444 (West Casitas Pass) SR 150 Casitas Pass Road 251324
Wheeler Gorge Topatopa Mountains Ventura 1,755/ feet (535 m) 34°30′30″N 119°16′29″W / 34.50833°N 119.27472°W / 34.50833; -119.27472 (Wheeler Gorge) SR 33 254389
Yaqui Pass Santa Rosa San Diego 1,742 feet (531 m) 33°08′47″N 116°21′06″W / 33.14639°N 116.35167°W / 33.14639; -116.35167 (Yaqui Pass) CR S3 251845
Yuba Pass Sierra Nevada Sierra 6,709 feet (2,045 m) 39°37′3″N 120°29′20″W / 39.61750°N 120.48889°W / 39.61750; -120.48889 (Yuba Pass) SR 49 238294
  1. ^ "Beckwourth Pass". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Beckwourth Pass ... was discovered in 1851 by James P. Beckwourth
  2. ^ "Kit Carson Marker". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. On this spot, the summit of the Kit Carson Pass, stood the Kit Carson Tree on which the famous scout Kit Carson inscribed his name in 1844 when he guided the then Captain John C. Frémont, head of a government exploring expedition, over the Sierra Nevada
  3. ^ "Ebbetts Pass Route". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. The Emigrant Trail through Ebbetts Pass, discovered by and named after Major John Ebbetts, was opened up in the early 1850s
  4. ^ "Applegate-Lassen Emigrant Trail (Fandango Pass)". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. This spot marks the convergence of two pioneer trails used by emigrants during the years 1846-1850
  5. ^ "Gaviota Pass". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Here, on Christmas Day, 1846, natives and soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont ... [he] learned of the plot and ... came instead over the San Marcos Pass to capture Santa Barbara
  6. ^ "Oak Creek Pass". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. In 1776, Father Francisco Garcés used the Oak Creek Pass to return to the Mojave after exploring the San Joaquin Valley
  7. ^ "Pacheco Pass". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. On June 21, 1805, on his first exploratory journey into the San Joaquin Valley, Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga traversed and recorded this pass
  8. ^ "Walker Pass". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Discovered by Joseph R. Walker, American trailblazer, who left the San Joaquin Valley through this pass in 1834