Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/California/History/Major mountain passes
Sierra Nevada
edit- Tehachapi Summit (SR 58), 4032
- Legislative Route 58 (1931)
(several relatively low crossings of the Piute Mountains here)
- Bird Spring Pass (Bird Spring Canyon Road), 5355
- Walker Pass (SR 178), 5246
- Legislative Route 57 (1919)
- Unnamed (CR J41), 6250 (Sherman Pass, 9140, is farther west)
- Unnamed (trail), 7250
- Haiwee Pass (trail, unconstructed SR 190), 8200
- Olancha Pass (trail), 9200
- Mulkey Pass (trail), 10400
- Trail Pass (trail), 10500
- Cottonwood Pass (trail), 11150
- New Army Pass (trail), 11900
- Army Pass (trail), 11600
- Vacation Pass (trail), 12700
- Baxter Pass (trail), 12300
- Sawmill Pass (trail), 11300
- Taboose Pass (trail), 11400
- Bishop Pass (trail), 11900
- Piute Pass (trail), 11550
- Pine Creek Pass (trail), 11100
- Holy Pass (trail), 12350
- Mono Pass (trail), 12050
- Hopkins Pass (trail), 11450
- McGee Pass (trail), 11900
- Mammoth Pass (trail), 9700
- Minaret Summit (SR 203), 9175
- Agnew Pass (trail), 9500
- Island Pass (trail), 10200
- Donohue Pass (trail), 11050
- Parker Pass (trail), 11100
- Mono Pass (trail), 10600
- Tioga Pass (SR 120), 9943
- Great Sierra Wagon Road (1883)
- Legislative Route 40 (1915)
- Rock Island Pass (trail), 10150
- Buckeye Pass (trail), 9572
- Dorothy Lake Pass (trail), 9500
- Emigrant Pass (trail), 9650
- Sonora Road (1852)
- Sonora Pass (SR 108), 9643
- Sonora and Mono Wagon Road (1868)
- Legislative Route 13 (1901)
- Wolf Creek Pass (trail), 8400
- Ebbetts Pass (SR 4), 8732
- Big Trees Road (1856)
- Big Tree and Carson Valley Turnpike (1863-1910)
- Legislative Route 24 (1911)
(there may be an unnamed crossing in here)
- Carson Pass (SR 88), 8573
- Carson Route (1848)
- Amador and Nevada Wagon Road (1863)
- Legislative Route 34 (1911)
- Echo Summit (US 50), 7377
- Johnson Pass (old US 50), 7377
- Georgetown/Dagget Pass Trail (1850), Johnson Cutoff (1850-51)
- Lake Tahoe Wagon Road (1861-1886)
- Legislative Route 11 (1895)
(some unnamed crossings here)
- Barker Pass (trail), 7700
- Emigrant Pass (trail), 8700
- Placer County Emigrant Road (1852)
- Roller Pass (trail), 7850
- Truckee Route (1846)
- Cold Stream Pass (trail), 7850
- Donner Pass (old US 40), 7088
- Truckee Route (1844-1846)
- Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road (1864-1871)
- Legislative Route 37 (1909)
- Euer Saddle (I-80), 7239
(at least one unnamed crossing)
- Henness Pass (Henness Pass Road), 6920
- Henness Pass Road (1852)
- Henness Pass Turnpike/Truckee Turnpike joint (1860)
- Little Truckee Summit (SR 89), 6400
- Legislative Route 83 (1933)
- Unnamed (Lemon Canyon Road), 6905
- Unnamed (Smithneck Road), 6400
- Beckwourth Pass (SR 70), 5212
- Beckwourth Trail (1851)
- Legislative Route 21 (1931)
- Unnamed (Doyle Grade), 6050
- Unnamed (Milford Grade), 6056
- Unnamed (Janesville Grade), 6050
- Fredonyer Pass (SR 36), 5748
- Legislative Route 29 (1910)
Great Basin Divide (south of Sierra Nevada)
edit- Tecate Divide (SR 94), 3890
- Tecate Divide (I-8), 4140
- Julian (SR 78), 4220
- Teofulio Summit (CR S2), 3660
- Unnamed (CR S22), 4220
- Santa Rosa Summit (SR 74), 4977
- San Gorgonio Pass (I-10), 2570
- Onyx Summit (SR 38), 8443
- Lake View Point (SR 18), 7117
- Crestline (SR 138), 4860
- Cajon Pass (SR 138), 3800
- Cajon Summit (I-15 northbound), 4190
- Cajon Summit (I-15 southbound), 4259
- Mountain Top (SR 138), 4770
- Blue Ridge Summit (SR 2), 7386
- Vincent Gap (SR 2), 6593
- Islip Saddle (SR 2/SR 39), 6658
- Unnamed (SR 2), 6700
- Three Points (SR 2), 5911
- Soledad Pass (SR 14), 3210
- Bushnell Summit (CR N2), 4100
- Unnamed (SR 138), 3340
Great Basin Divide (north of Sierra Nevada)
edit- Unnamed (CR A21), 5853
- Unnamed (SR 44), 5758
- Unnamed (SR 139), 5692
- Sage Hen Summit (US 395), 5566
- Cedar Pass (SR 299), 6305
Divide between Pacific Coast and Central Valley
edit- Tejon Pass (I-5), 4144
- Unnamed (Lockwood Valley Road), 5561
- Apache Saddle (Mil Potrero Highway), 6100
- Grocer Grade (SR 33/SR 166), 2968
- San Juan Grade (SR 58), 2100 (west edge of Carrizo Plain)
- Unnamed (SR 58), 3258 (east edge of Carrizo Plain)
- Polonio Pass (SR 46), 1764
- Cottonwood Pass (SR 41), 2010
- Parkfield Grade (Parkfield-Coalinga Road), 3506
- Unnamed (SR 198), 2518
- Unnamed (Los Gatos Road), 2900
- Clear Creek Summit (Clear Creek Road), 4441
- Panoche Pass (CR J1), 2130
- Pacheco Pass (SR 152), 1368
- Unnamed (SR 130), 2385
- Corral Hollow Pass (CR J2), 1600
- Patterson Pass (Patterson Pass Road), 1602
- New Altamont Pass (I-580), 1009
- Old Altamont Pass (old US 50 and RR), 740
- Unnamed (Vasco Road), 950
- Unnamed (Marsh Creek Road), 956
- New Kirker Pass (Kirker Pass Road), 950
- Unnamed (Bailey Road), 700
- Willow Pass (SR 4), 425
- Unnamed (I-80), 450
- Creston (SR 12), 330
- Unnamed (SR 121), 1265
- Unnamed (SR 128), 980
- Unnamed (SR 29), 2260
- Unnamed (SR 175), 2496
- Unnamed (SR 20), 1500
- Goods Mountain Summit (SR 36), 3810
- Buckhorn Summit (SR 299), 3240
- Black Butte Summit (I-5), 3900