Cajon Pass

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mountain pass transportation corridor

Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cajon Pass canonical	10
San Gorgonio Pass	1
Soledad Pass	1
Tehachapi Crossing	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ
administrativeRegion	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
climate	semi-arid ⓘ
connects	Inland Empire ⓘ Los Angeles Basin ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ points east of Southern California ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
elevation	approximately 1,151 meters ⓘ approximately 3,777 feet ⓘ
geologicalFeature	Cajon Canyon ⓘ San Andreas Fault ⓘ surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
historicalUse	route for Mormon settlers ⓘ route for Native American trails ⓘ route for Spanish explorers ⓘ segment of the Mormon Road ⓘ segment of the Old Spanish Trail ⓘ
importance	critical link between Southern California ports and inland U.S. ⓘ major freight rail corridor ⓘ major highway freight route ⓘ
knownFor	heavy rail traffic ⓘ railfan photography locations ⓘ steep railroad grades ⓘ strong winds ⓘ winter weather-related travel disruptions ⓘ
locatedIn	San Bernardino County ⓘ surface form: San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ Southern California ⓘ Transverse Ranges ⓘ
locatedNear	Devore, California ⓘ Hesperia, California ⓘ San Bernardino ⓘ surface form: San Bernardino, California Victorville, California ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Spanish word "cajón" meaning "box" or "drawer" ⓘ
partOf	primary highway route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas ⓘ
railroadFeature	multiple mainline tracks ⓘ summit tunnels and cuts ⓘ
risk	earthquakes ⓘ landslides ⓘ wildfires ⓘ
traversedBy	BNSF Railway ⓘ surface form: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway California State Route 138 ⓘ U.S. Route 395 ⓘ surface form: Historic U.S. Route 395 U.S. Route 66 ⓘ surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 Interstate 15 ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
usedBy	commercial trucks ⓘ freight trains ⓘ passenger vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interstate 15 in California → traverses → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Sierra Nevada passes → include → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Cahuilla people → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Cajon Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Gorgonio Pass

State Water Project → hasComponent → Cajon Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tehachapi Crossing

community of Devore, California → locatedNear → Cajon Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Devore, California

community of Devore, California → gatewayTo → Cajon Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Devore, California

San Bernardino Valley → adjacentTo → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Sierra Pelona Mountains → hasPass → Cajon Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soledad Pass

Devore Interchange → locatedNear → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Devore Interchange → onCorridor → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Devore, California → near → Cajon Pass ⓘ

Hesperia, California → locatedNear → Cajon Pass ⓘ

California State Route 138 → runsThrough → Cajon Pass ⓘ