Tioga Pass

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mountain pass road pass

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass → road pass →
accesses	Eastern Sierra → Tuolumne Meadows → Yosemite Valley via Tioga Road →
connects	Lee Vining area → Mono Basin → Yosemite National Park interior →
country	United States →
county	Tuolumne County →
distanceTo	about 12 miles west of Lee Vining →
elevation	about 3,031 meters → about 9,945 feet →
governingBody	U.S. National Park Service →
hasClimate	alpine climate →
hasViewOf	Sierra Nevada high country →
highestPointOf	California State Route 120 →
isOn	Sierra Nevada crest →
locatedIn	California → Sierra Nevada → United States →
mountainRange	Sierra Nevada →
namedAfter	Tioga County, New York → Tioga Mine →
near	Dana Meadows → Mono County → Mount Dana → 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 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 →
transportType	automobile road →
traversedBy	California State Route 120 →
usedFor	access to hiking trails → scenic driving → tourism →
withinProtectedArea	Yosemite National Park →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mono County → Mono County, California →	contains
Dana Meadows → Tioga Lake →	hasNearbyPass
Dana Meadows → Mount Dana →	near
Mount Dana ("Tioga Pass entrance station") →	accessPoint
California State Route 120 ("Tioga Pass entrance station") →	connects
John Muir Wilderness ("Kearsarge Pass") →	containsFeature
Sierra Nevada →	crossedBy
California State Route 120 →	crosses
Tioga Mine →	gaveNameTo
Tioga Lake →	hasNameOrigin
California State Route 120 →	highestElevationPoint
Sierra Nevada passes →	include
Tioga Lake →	isAccessibleVia
Tioga Lake ("Tioga Pass Road") →	locatedAlong
Tioga Mine →	locatedNear
California State Route 120 →	passesThrough
Tioga Pass ("Tioga Road") →	roadName
Sierra Nevada transportation corridor →	traverses