Tioga Pass
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.- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 9,944 feet
- Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, United States
- Also known as: “MacLane’s Pass”, “MacLanes Pass”, “McLean Pass”, and “McLean’s Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaylor Peak and Tioga Lake.
Gaylor Peak
Peak
Gaylor Peak is an 11,004-foot mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. The peak is positioned on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Inyo National Forest, and it also lies on the border between Mono County and Tuolumne County.
Tioga Lake
Reservoir
Tioga Lake is a small glacial lake in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County, California, about two miles north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park. The lake bed is alongside State Route 120 in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Tioga Lake Overlook
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Don Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tioga Lake Overlook is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bennettville.
Bennettville
Hamlet
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bennettville is a former settlement and ghost town in Mono County, California. It was located on Mine Creek 4 mi east-southeast of Mount Conness.
Tioga Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.91091° or 37° 54′ 39″ northLongitude
-119.25788° or 119° 15′ 28″ westElevation
9,944 feet (3,031 metres)Open location code
8592WP6R+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1343514149OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
Discover Tioga Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Tioga Pass” goes by many names.
- French: “col Tioga”
- French: “Col Tioga”
- German: “Tioga Pass”
- German: “Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road”
- Japanese: “タイオガ・パス”
- Polish: “przełęcz Tioga”
- Portuguese: “Passo de Tioga”
- Portuguese: “Passo Tioga”
- Portuguese: “Tioga Pass”
- “Tioga Pass”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Moraine Flat and Tuolumne Meadows.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Dana Trailhead and Gaylor Lakes Trailhead.
Tuolumne County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sonora, Columbia, Jamestown, and Twain Harte.
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