Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is a natural gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of Donner Pass in Placer County, California.
- Gap with an elevation of 5,226 feet (1,593 metres)
- Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada range in California, USA
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emigrant Gap and Blue Canyon.
Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
Blue Canyon
Hamlet
Blue Canyon is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
3½ miles southwest of Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap
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Latitude
39.30046° or 39° 18′ 2″ north
Longitude
-120.66827° or 120° 40′ 6″ west
Open location code
84FX882J+5M
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Emigrant Gap” goes by many names.
エミグラント・ギャップJapanese
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