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Sonora Pass
Elevation9,624 ft (2,933 m)
Traversed bySonora Pass SR 108
LocationMono / Tuolumne / Alpine counties, California, United States[1]
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates38°19′40″N 119°38′9″W / 38.32778°N 119.63583°W / 38.32778; -119.63583
Sonora Pass is located in California
Sonora Pass
Location in California

Sonora Pass (el. 9,624 ft. / 2,933 m.) is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada in California. It is the second-highest pass with a road in California and in the Sierra Nevada.[2] It is 321 feet (98 m) lower than Tioga Pass to the south.[3] State Route 108 traverses the pass, as does the Pacific Crest Trail.

Pass sign, eastbound
Sonora pass with fresh snow as seen from near Wheeler Peak
  1. ^ "Sonora Pass, CA". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. ^ "Highways and Major Roads Through the Sierra Nevada". Sierra Nevada Photos. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  3. ^ "Highways and Major Roads Through the Sierra Nevada". Sierra Nevada Photos. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

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