Tioga Pass
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Tioga Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, best known as the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park and one of the highest paved roads in the state.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tioga Pass canonical | 28 |
| Tioga Pass entrance station | 2 |
| Kearsarge Pass | 1 |
| Tioga Pass Entrance | 1 |
| Tioga Pass Road | 1 |
| Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park | 1 |
| Tioga Road | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road pass ⓘ |
| accesses |
Eastern Sierra
ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ Yosemite Valley via Tioga Road ⓘ |
| connects |
Mammoth Lakes area
ⓘ
surface form:
Lee Vining area
Mono Basin ⓘ Yosemite National Park interior ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Tuolumne County ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 12 miles west of Lee Vining ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 3,031 meters
ⓘ
about 9,945 feet ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada high country
|
| highestPointOf | California State Route 120 ⓘ |
| isOn |
Sierra Nevada passes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada crest
|
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tioga County, New York
ⓘ
Tioga Mine ⓘ |
| near |
Dana Meadows
ⓘ
Mono County ⓘ Mount Dana ⓘ Mount Dana ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gibbs
Tioga Lake ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Inyo National Forest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the highest highway pass in California that crosses the Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
serving as Yosemite’s eastern gateway ⓘ |
| oneOf | highest paved roads in California ⓘ |
| partOf | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| roadName |
Tioga Pass
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tioga Road
|
| roadOperator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| seasonalStatus |
typically closed in winter due to snow
ⓘ
typically open only in late spring through fall ⓘ |
| servesAs | eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| transportType | automobile road ⓘ |
| traversedBy | California State Route 120 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to hiking trails
ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tioga Road
this entity surface form:
Kearsarge Pass
this entity surface form:
Tioga Pass Road
this entity surface form:
Tioga Pass entrance station
this entity surface form:
Tioga Pass entrance station
this entity surface form:
Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park
subject surface form:
Tioga Pass corridor
subject surface form:
Dana Glacier
this entity surface form:
Tioga Pass Entrance