Patchen Pass | |
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Cuesta de Los Gatos | |
Elevation | 1,808 ft (551 m) |
Traversed by | SR 17 |
Location | Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California |
Range | Santa Cruz Mountains |
Coordinates | 37°08′39″N 121°59′05″W / 37.14417°N 121.98472°W |
Patchen Pass (historically Cuesta de Los Gatos[1] and also locally referred to as "the Summit"[1][2]) is a low mountain pass through the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, connecting the Santa Clara Valley to Santa Cruz and the Pacific coast. California State Route 17 traverses the pass at the Santa Clara–Santa Cruz county line, just south where the highway intersects with California State Route 35.