Name |
Mountain range |
County |
Elevation |
Coordinates |
Primary access route |
Other access route(s) |
GNIS |
Adin Pass |
Warner Mountains |
Modoc |
5,194 feet (1,583 m) |
41°20′48″N 120°55′17″W |
SR 139 / SR 299 |
|
256121 |
Alcoholic Pass |
Santa Rosa Mountains |
San Diego |
1,565 feet (477 m) |
33°21′37″N 116°22′32″W |
Alcoholic Pass Trail~ |
Coyote Canyon Road~ |
238484 |
Altamont Pass |
Diablo Range |
Alameda |
1,009 feet (308 m) |
37°44′45″N 121°39′30″W |
I-580* |
Altamont Pass Road Union Pacific Railroad |
218189 |
Anderson Grade Summit |
Cascade Range |
Siskiyou |
3,067 feet (935 m) |
41°48′06″N 122°34′55″W |
I-5* |
|
N/A |
Apache Saddle |
San Emigdio Mountains |
Kern |
6,099 feet (1,859 m) |
34°51′38″N 119°12′34″W |
FH 95 |
Cerro Noroeste Road |
254416 |
Arrowhead Highlands Summit |
San Bernardino Mountains |
San Bernardino County |
5,174 feet (1,577 m) |
34°13′39″N 117°15′18″W |
SR 18 |
|
N/A |
Bear Divide |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
2,687 feet (819 m) |
34°21′36″N 118°23′36″W |
Little Tujunga Canyon Road |
Santa Clara Truck Trail~ |
239096 |
Beckwourth Pass[1] |
Sierra Nevada |
Plumas |
5,221 feet (1,591 m) |
39°47′30″N 120°6′28″W |
SR 70 |
Feather River Route |
256775 |
Bernasconi Pass |
Bernasconi Hills |
Riverside |
1,709 feet (521 m) |
33°50′27″N 117°09′42″W |
SR 79 |
Bernasconi Road |
239244 |
Berry Summit |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Humboldt |
2,828 feet (862 m) |
40°53′45″N 123°46′16″W |
SR 299 |
Old 299 Highway
Titlow Hill Road |
1658041 |
Big Valley Summit |
Big Valley Mountains |
Lassen |
4,613 feet (1,406 m) |
41°03′36″N 121°12′39″W |
SR 299 |
|
253116 |
Black Butte Summit |
Cascade Range |
Siskiyou |
3,912 feet (1,192 m) |
41°21′17″N 122°21′14″W |
I-5 |
|
1657848 |
Buckhorn Summit |
Klamath Mountains |
Shasta |
3,274 feet (998 m) |
40°38′08″N 122°44′01″W |
SR 299 |
|
1655851 |
Burrows Gap |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Glenn |
876 feet (267 m) |
39°45′01″N 122°31′43″W |
CR 306 |
|
266518 |
Bushnell Summit |
Sierra Pelona Mountains |
Los Angeles |
4,101 feet (1,250 m) |
34°42′13″N 118°31′41″W |
CR N2 |
Forest Route 7N23 |
239899 |
Cahuenga Pass |
Santa Monica Mountains |
Los Angeles |
745 feet (227 m) |
34°7′28″N 118°20′34″W |
US 101 |
|
239987 |
Cajon Pass |
San Bernardino/San Gabriel Mountains |
San Bernardino |
3,777 feet (1,151 m) |
34°19′33″N 117°25′42″W |
I-15* |
SR 138 Union Pacific Railroad BNSF Railway |
270155 |
Cajon Summit |
San Bernardino/San Gabriel Mountains |
San Bernardino |
4,288 feet (1,307 m) |
34°20′58″N 117°26′47″W |
I-15 |
|
270157 |
Carson Pass[2] |
Sierra Nevada |
Alpine |
8,574 feet (2,613 m) |
38°41′38″N 119°59′15″W |
SR 88 |
|
258006 |
Cedar Pass |
Warner Mountains |
Modoc |
6,407 feet (1,953 m) |
41°33′45″N 120°16′08″W |
SR 299 |
|
220791 |
Cloudburst Summit |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
7,034 feet (2,144 m) |
34°21′05″N 117°56′04″W |
SR 2 |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
240711 |
Conway Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Mono |
8,143 feet (2,482 m) |
38°05′17″N 119°10′55″W |
US 395 |
|
258665 |
Corral Hollow Pass |
Diablo Range |
Alameda |
1,600 feet (490 m) |
37°38′57″N 121°36′34″W |
CR J2 |
|
N/A |
Cottonwood Pass |
Diablo Range |
San Luis Obispo |
1,998 feet (609 m) |
35°46′49″N 120°12′26″W |
SR 41 |
|
240990 |
Cottonwood Pass |
Cottonwood Mountains |
Riverside County |
2,881 feet (878 m) |
33°43′34″N 115°48′47″W |
Cottonwood Springs Road |
I-10 |
240991 |
Coyote Pass |
Verdugo Mountains |
Los Angeles |
407 feet (124 m) |
34°03′13″N 118°08′59″W |
Monterey Pass Road |
|
241053 |
Cuesta Pass |
Santa Lucia Range |
San Luis Obispo |
1,522 feet (464 m) |
35°20′56″N 120°37′52″W |
US 101 |
|
241160 |
Damnation Pass |
Klamath Mountains |
Shasta |
4,278 feet (1,304 m) |
40°56′31″N 122°32′28″W |
Dog Creek Road~ |
Sanford Pass Road~ |
259027 |
Dawson Saddle |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
7,943 feet (2,421 m) |
34°22′04″N 117°48′12″W |
SR 2 |
|
241294 |
Deadman Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Mono |
8,047 feet (2,453 m) |
37°46′15″N 119°00′30″W |
US 395 |
|
1658383 |
Devil's Gate Pass |
Sweetwater Mountains |
Mono |
7,519 feet (2,292 m) |
38°20′54″N 119°21′43″W |
US 395 |
|
222305 |
Dillon Divide |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
2,736 feet (834 m) |
34°20′40″N 118°20′55″W |
Little Tujunga Canyon Road |
|
241502 |
Donner Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Nevada |
7,056 feet (2,151 m) |
39°18′57″N 120°19′17″W |
I-80* |
Donner Pass Road California Trail Overland Route |
259475 |
Donner Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Nevada |
6,637 feet (2,023 m) |
39°19′36″N 120°23′35″W |
I-80 |
Donner Pass Road |
276078 |
Dulzura Summit |
Peninsular Ranges |
San Diego |
1,499 feet (457 m) |
32°36′56″N 116°44′17″W |
SR 94 |
Little Tecate Road |
241667 |
East Casitas Pass |
Transverse Ranges/Santa Ynez Mountains |
Ventura |
1,158 feet (353 m) |
34°23′09″N 119°22′52″W |
SR 150 |
Casitas Pass Road |
241746 |
Ebbetts Pass[3] |
Sierra Nevada |
Alpine |
8,736 feet (2,663 m) |
38°32′40″N 119°48′43″W |
SR 4 |
|
259784 |
Echo Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
El Dorado |
7,382 feet (2,250 m) |
38°48′47″N 120°01′49″W |
US 50 |
|
259792 |
Etna Summit |
Klamath Mountains |
Siskiyou |
5,912 feet (1,802 m) |
41°23′42″N 122°59′35″W |
Sawyers Bar Road~ |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
259971 |
Eucalyptus Pass |
Peninsular Ranges |
San Diego |
640 feet (200 m) |
32°46′44″N 116°59′12″W |
I-8 |
|
1666238 |
Fandango Pass[4] |
Warner Mountains |
Modoc |
6,135 feet (1,870 m) |
41°48′08″N 120°12′12″W |
Fandango Pass Road~ |
|
223385 |
Foot and Walker Pass |
Earthquake Valley |
San Diego |
2,589 feet (789 m) |
33°02′12″N 116°24′09″W |
CR S2 |
Little Blair Valley Road~ |
242343 |
Forest Mountain Summit |
Klamath Mountains |
Siskiyou |
4,097 feet (1,249 m) |
41°40′33″N 122°43′33″W |
SR 3 |
|
N/A |
Forester Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Tulare |
13,153 feet (4,009 m) |
36°41′39″N 118°22′19″W |
John Muir Trail^ |
|
260262 |
Fredonyer Pass |
Sierra Nevada/Cascades |
Lassen |
5,751 feet (1,753 m) |
40°21′35″N 120°52′03″W |
SR 36 |
|
260357 |
Gaviota Pass[5] |
Santa Ynez Mountains |
Santa Barbara |
135 feet (41 m) |
34°29′22″N 120°13′34″W |
US 101 |
|
271287 |
Gilbert Pass |
White/Inyo Mountains |
Inyo |
6,381 feet (1,945 m) |
37°25′51″N 117°56′19″W |
SR 168 |
|
1667222 |
Glen Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Fresno |
11,798 feet (3,596 m) |
36°47′20″N 118°24′45″W |
John Muir Trail^ |
|
260603 |
Godde Pass |
Sierra Pelona Mountains |
Los Angeles |
3,386 feet (1,032 m) |
34°36′30″N 118°14′40″W |
Godde Hill Road |
|
271321 |
Goods Mountain |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Trinity |
4,032 feet (1,229 m) |
40°22′48″N 123°01′16″W |
SR 36 |
McFarland Ridge Road |
224315 |
Greenhorn Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Kern |
6,092 feet (1,857 m) |
35°44′18″N 118°33′26″W |
SR 155 |
Rancheria Road |
271436 |
Gunsight Pass |
San Bernardino Mountains |
San Bernardino |
7,316 feet (2,230 m) |
34°02′20″N 116°49′49″W |
Raywood Flat Road (Private)~ |
|
243090 |
Hatchet Mountain Pass
(signage: Hatchet Mountain Summit) |
Klamath Mountains/Cascade Range |
Shasta |
4,340 feet (1,320 m) |
40°51′09″N 121°46′01″W |
SR 299 |
|
261152 |
Haywards Pass |
Diablo Range |
Alameda |
699 feet (213 m) |
37°41′50″N 121°58′09″W |
I-580 |
|
1670277 |
Hebron Summit |
Cascade Range |
Siskiyou |
5,223 feet (1,592 m) |
41°41′58″N 122°02′29″W |
US 97 |
|
1657778 |
Hecker Pass |
Santa Cruz Mountains |
Santa Cruz |
1,339 feet (408 m) |
36°59′40″N 121°43′02″W |
SR 152 |
|
225111 |
Henness Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Sierra |
6,916 feet (2,108 m) |
39°30′10″N 120°26′22″W |
Henness Pass Road |
|
225177 |
Historic Donner Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Nevada |
7,135 feet (2,175 m) |
39°19′0″N 120°19′34″W |
Donner Pass Road |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
N/A |
Ibex Pass |
Sperry Hills |
Inyo-San Bernardino border |
2,072 feet (632 m) |
35°47′40″N 116°20′26″W |
SR 127 |
|
243763 |
Islip Saddle |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
6,670 feet (2,030 m) |
34°21′25″N 117°51′02″W |
SR 2 |
SR 39 (closed) Pacific Crest Trail^ |
243931 |
Laguna Summit |
Cuyamaca Mountains |
San Diego |
4,055 feet (1,236 m) |
32°48′39″N 116°30′36″W |
I-8 |
Sunrise Highway |
N/A |
Little Pigeon Pass |
Riverside Mountains |
San Bernardino |
1,158 feet (353 m) |
34°02′20″N 117°18′05″W |
Barton Road |
Honey Hill Drive |
244939 |
Lord-Ellis Summit |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Humboldt |
2,267 feet (691 m) |
40°55′49″N 123°51′36″W |
SR 299 |
Old Dolly Varden Road Old Highway 200 |
262920 |
Low Gap |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Trinity |
2,753 feet (839 m) |
40°27′38″N 123°31′25″W |
SR 36 |
|
262992 |
Luther Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Alpine-El Dorado border |
7,740 feet (2,360 m) |
38°47′13″N 119°56′45″W |
SR 89 |
|
263076 |
Mendocino Pass |
Northern Coast Ranges |
Glenn |
5,006 feet (1,526 m) |
39°47′39″N 122°56′06″W |
FH 7 / SR 162~ |
|
263454 |
Mill Creek Summit |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
4,898 feet (1,493 m) |
34°23′30″N 118°04′51″W |
CR N3 |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
272468 |
Minaret Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Madera-Mono border |
9,265 feet (2,824 m) |
37°39′23″N 119°03′37″W |
SR 203 |
Reds Meadow Road |
263666 |
Mission Pass |
Diablo Range |
Alameda |
662 feet (202 m) |
37°33′37″N 121°54′39″W |
I-680 |
|
228838 |
Monitor Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Alpine |
8,314 feet (2,534 m) |
38°40′32″N 119°37′10″W |
SR 89 |
|
228917 |
Morgan Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Tehama |
5,760 feet (1,760 m) |
40°21′50″N 121°32′07″W |
SR 89 / SR 36 |
|
1659178 |
Mount Baldy Notch |
San Gabriel Mountains |
San Bernardino |
7,821 feet (2,384 m) |
34°16′22″N 117°36′38″W |
Mount Baldy Road (Private) |
|
246254 |
Muir Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Fresno |
11,955 feet (3,644 m) |
37°06′42″N 118°40′14″W |
John Muir Trail^ |
|
263951 |
Newhall/Fremont Pass |
Santa Susana/San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
750 feet (230 m) |
34°20′43″N 118°30′26″W |
I-5 |
SR 14 San Fernando Road Sierra Highway |
242485 |
Nojoqui Summit |
Santa Ynez Mountains |
Santa Barbara |
919 feet (280 m) |
34°31′42″N 120°11′49″W |
US 101 |
|
1661111 |
Oak Creek Pass[6] |
Tehachapi Mountains |
Kern |
4,820 feet (1,470 m) |
35°03′39″N 118°23′20″W |
Tehachapi Willow Springs Road |
|
246716 |
Onyx Summit |
San Bernardino Mountains |
San Bernardino |
8,443 feet (2,573 m) |
34°11′32″N 116°43′8″W |
SR 38 |
|
272805 |
Oregon Mountain Summit
(signage: Oregon Mountain Pass) |
Klamath Mountains |
Trinity |
2,910 feet (890 m) |
40°44′19″N 122°58′59″W |
SR 299 |
Glennison Gap Road Jennings Road |
1665401 |
Pacheco Pass[7] |
Diablo Range |
Merced-Santa Clara border |
1,368 feet (417 m) |
37°3′59″N 121°13′7″W |
SR 152 |
|
230196 |
Pacific Grade Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Alpine |
8,051 feet (2,454 m) |
38°31′00″N 119°54′34″W |
SR 4 |
|
274786 |
Panoche Pass |
Diablo Range |
San Benito |
2,250 feet (690 m) |
36°37′41″N 121°00′51″W |
CR J1 |
|
230286 |
Patchen Pass |
Santa Cruz Mountains |
Santa Cruz-Santa Clara border |
1,814 feet (553 m) |
37°08′39″N 121°59′05″W |
SR 17 |
Summit Road |
252422 |
Patterson Pass |
Diablo Range |
Alameda |
1,608 feet (490 m) |
37°41′13″N 121°37′48″W |
Patterson Pass Road |
|
230412 |
Pigeon Pass |
Riverside Mountains |
San Bernardino |
1,923 feet (586 m) |
33°59′34″N 117°16′34″W |
Pigeon Pass Road |
|
247460 |
Pine Mountain Summit |
Santa Ynez Mountains |
Ventura |
5,160 feet (1,570 m) |
34°39′00″N 119°23′08″W |
SR 33 |
|
N/A |
Pioneer Pass |
Simi Hills |
Ventura |
1,726 feet (526 m) |
34°15′25″N 118°38′57″W |
Box Canyon Road |
|
247569 |
Polonio Pass |
Temblor / Diablo Range |
Kern |
1,407 feet (429 m) |
35°43′25″N 120°11′36″W |
SR 46 |
|
254163 |
Red Box Gap |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
4,636 feet (1,413m) |
34°15′31″N 118°06′18″W |
SR 2 |
|
248030 |
Ridgewood Summit |
Mendocino Range |
Mendocino |
1,956 feet (596 m) |
39.3407°N 123.3167°W / 39.3407; -123.3167 (Ridgewood Summit) |
US 101 |
|
N/A |
Saddleback |
Cuyamaca Mountains |
San Diego |
1,955 feet (596 m) |
33°00′08″N 116°42′53″W |
Eagle Peak Road~ |
Cedar Creek Road~ |
248514 |
San Fernando Pass |
Santa Susana/San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
1,726 feet (526 m) |
34°20′45″N 118°30′36″W |
Sierra Highway |
|
248844 |
San Francisquito Pass |
Sierra Pelona Mountains |
Los Angeles |
1,114 feet (340 m) |
34°38′22″N 118°22′50″W |
San Francisquito Canyon Road |
|
N/A |
San Gorgonio Pass |
San Bernardino/San Jacinto Mountains |
Riverside |
1,591 feet (485 m) |
33°55′0″N 116°45′03″W |
I-10* |
Railroad Avenue
Union Pacific Railroad |
273482 |
San Marcos Pass |
Santa Ynez Mountains |
Santa Barbara |
2,225 feet (678 m) |
34°30′42″N 119°49′29″W |
SR 154 |
|
248912 |
Santa Rosa Summit |
Santa Rosa |
Riverside |
4,997 feet (1,523 m) |
33°33′41″N 116°34′13″W |
SR 74 |
|
273567 |
Santa Susana Pass |
Santa Susana Mountains/Simi Hills |
Los Angeles |
1,608 feet (490 m) |
34°16′06″N 118°37′58″W |
SR 118 |
Santa Susana Pass Road |
249127 |
Scott Mountain Summit |
Klamath Mountains |
Trinity |
5,558 feet (1,694 m) |
41°16′34″N 122°41′36″W |
SR 3 |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
1659612 |
Sepulveda Pass |
Santa Monica Mountains |
Los Angeles |
1,130 feet (340 m) |
34°7′37″N 118°28′29″W |
I-405 |
Sepulveda Boulevard |
N/A |
Sespe Gorge |
Topatopa Mountains |
Ventura |
3,556 feet (1,084 m) |
34°34′44″N 119°15′29″W |
SR 33 |
|
249299 |
Sherman Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Tulare |
9,200 feet (2,800 m) |
35°59′26″N 118°21′57″W |
Sherman Pass Road |
|
1667613 |
Sherwin Summit |
Sierra Nevada |
Mono |
6,426 feet (1,959 m) |
37°30′52″N 118°37′40″W |
US 395 |
|
1659642 |
Slate Range Crossing |
Slate Range |
Inyo |
2,943 feet (897 m) |
35°57′37″N 117°20′06″W |
Trona Wildrose Road |
|
1666993 |
Soledad Pass |
Sierra Pelona / San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
3,209 feet (978 m) |
34°30′24″N 118°6′44″W |
SR 14 |
Angeles Forest Highway Sierra Highway Union Pacific Railroad |
273803 |
Sonora Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Mono-Tuolumne border |
9,624 feet (2,933 m) |
38°19′40″N 119°38′9″W |
SR 108 |
|
1934439 |
Sunshine Summit |
|
San Diego |
3,294 feet (1,004m) |
33°21′06″N 116°44′19″W |
SR 79 |
|
250141 |
Sweeney Pass |
Coyote Mountains |
San Diego |
988 feet (301 m) |
32°50′00″N 116°10′43″W |
CR S2 |
|
250170 |
Sweetwater Pass |
Peninsular Ranges |
San Diego |
587 feet (179 m) |
32°46′32″N 116°55′43″W |
Grove Road |
CR S17 |
1666245 |
Tecate Divide |
Cuyamaca Mountains |
San Diego |
4,140 feet (1,260 m) |
32°42′03″N 116°19′31″W |
I-8 |
Manzanita Road |
250290 |
Tehachapi Pass |
Tehachapi Mountains / Sierra Nevada |
Kern |
3,771 feet (1,149 m) |
35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W |
SR 58 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
254326 |
Tejon Pass |
San Emigdio / Tehachapi Mountains |
Los Angeles / Kern County |
4,160 feet (1,270 m) |
34°48′10″N 118°52′37″W |
I-5 |
North Peace Valley Road
Ralphs Ranch Road
Tejon Pass |
274055 |
Teofulio Summit |
San Felipe Hills |
San Diego |
3,681 feet (1,122 m) |
33°12′17″N 116°36′13″W |
CR S2 |
|
252258 |
The Narrows |
Peninsular Ranges |
San Diego |
3,169 feet (966 m) |
32°42′00″N 116°28′48″W |
Cameron Truck Trail~ |
CR S1 |
274091 |
Tioga Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Mono-Tuolumne border |
9,943 feet (3,031 m) |
37°54′40″N 119°15′29″W |
SR 120 |
|
255154 |
Towne Pass |
Inyo Mountains |
Inyo |
4,951 feet (1,509 m) |
36°24′6″N 117°16′49″W |
SR 190 |
|
250566 |
Triunfo Pass |
Santa Monica Mountains |
Ventura |
2,103 feet (641 m) |
34°06′48″N 118°54′59″W |
Yerba Buena Road |
|
250626 |
Vincent Gap |
San Gabriel Mountains |
Los Angeles |
6,581 feet (2,006 m) |
34°22′25″N 117°45′08″W |
SR 2 |
Big Rock Creek Road Pacific Crest Trail^ |
251060 |
Walker Pass[8] |
Sierra Nevada |
Kern |
5,250 feet (1,600 m) |
35°39′47″N 118°1′37″W |
SR 178 |
Pacific Crest Trail^ |
255847 |
Westgard Pass |
White/Inyo Mountains |
Inyo |
7,313 feet (2,229 m) |
37°18′01″N 118°09′11″W |
SR 168 |
|
237547 |
West Casitas Pass |
Transverse Ranges/Santa Ynez Mountains |
Ventura |
1,024 feet (312 m) |
34°23′20″N 119°24′52″W |
SR 150 |
Casitas Pass Road |
251324 |
Wheeler Gorge |
Topatopa Mountains |
Ventura |
1,755/ feet (535 m) |
34°30′30″N 119°16′29″W |
SR 33 |
|
254389 |
Yaqui Pass |
Santa Rosa |
San Diego |
1,742 feet (531 m) |
33°08′47″N 116°21′06″W |
CR S3 |
|
251845 |
Yuba Pass |
Sierra Nevada |
Sierra |
6,709 feet (2,045 m) |
39°37′3″N 120°29′20″W |
SR 49 |
|
238294 |