San Marcos Pass
San Marcos Pass is a mountain pass in the Santa Ynez Mountains in southern California. It is traversed by State Route 154. The pass crosses the Santa Ynez through a southwestern portion of Los Padres National Forest, and connects Los Olivos with Santa Barbara, California along the Pacific coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge and Cold Spring Tavern.
Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Dreamyshade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge in the Santa Ynez Mountains links Santa Barbara, California with Santa Ynez, California. The bridge is signed as part of State Route 154.
Cold Spring Tavern
Restaurant
Cold Spring Tavern was established as a stagecoach stop in 1865. Originally known as the "Cold Spring Relay Station", it was a horse changeover and meals break station.
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Painted Cave and Goleta.
Painted Cave
Hamlet
Painted Cave is an unincorporated community of Santa Barbara County located in the Santa Ynez Mountains and is so named due to its proximity to Painted Cave State Historic Park.
Goleta
Photo: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0.
Goleta is a city a few miles west of Santa Barbara and part of the contiguous urban area of Santa Barbara, within Santa Barbara County, California. This article also covers the unincorporated community of Isla Vista, which is home to the University of California at Santa Barbara.
San Marcos Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,218 feet
- Description: Mountain pass in California
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.51223° or 34° 30′ 44″ northLongitude
-119.82443° or 119° 49′ 28″ westElevation
2,218 feet (676 metres)Open location code
8562G56G+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 10157142907OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“San Marcos Pass” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מעבר סן מרקוס”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Marcos Fire Station and Laurel Springs.
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