Tioga Pass

Tioga Pass
Elevation9,945 ft (3,031 m)[1]
Traversed by SR 120
LocationMono / Tuolumne counties, California, United States
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates37°54′40″N 119°15′29″W / 37.91111°N 119.25806°W / 37.91111; -119.25806[1]
Topo mapUSGS Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is located in California
Tioga Pass
Location in California

Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest elevation highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 9,945 ft (3,031 m).[1][2] Mount Dana is to the east of the pass, and Gaylor Peak to the west.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tioga Pass
  2. ^ "Tioga Pass in California". AllTrips. Retrieved 2012-04-21.