Soledad Pass

Soledad Pass
Southbound view from CA 14.
Elevation3,209 ft (978 m)[1]
Traversed by SR 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway)
CR N3
Metrolink (California) Metrolink: Metrolink (California)
California High-Speed Rail CHSR (future)
Union Pacific Railroad
LocationLos Angeles County, California, U.S.
RangeSierra Pelona Mountains/ San Gabriel Mountains
Coordinates34°30′24″N 118°06′44″W / 34.50667°N 118.11222°W / 34.50667; -118.11222
Topo mapUSGS Palmdale
Soledad Pass is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Soledad Pass
Location in California
Soledad Pass is located in California
Soledad Pass
Soledad Pass (California)

Soledad Pass, elevation 3,209 ft (978 m),[1] is a mountain pass in northern Los Angeles County, California.

It is located at the highest point along Soledad Canyon, which winds between the Sierra Pelona Mountains to the northwest and the San Gabriel Mountains to the southeast. The pass provides a direct route between the Santa Clara River watershed and the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert.

The pass is also notable as the lowest crossing of the Great Basin Divide between the Sierra Nevada and the San Bernardino Mountains.