Tioga Pass Road

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highway mountain pass road scenic route

Tioga Pass Road is the high-elevation highway that crosses the Sierra Nevada through Yosemite National Park, serving as the park’s eastern entrance and offering access to numerous alpine lakes, trailheads, and campgrounds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tioga Road	10
Tioga Pass Road canonical	4
Tioga Pass Road (California State Route 120)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway ⓘ mountain pass road ⓘ scenic route ⓘ
approachesFromEast	Lee Vining Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
approachesFromWest	Crane Flat area NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	Lee Vining, California NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosemite Valley area via Big Oak Flat Road ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic	one of the highest paved roads in California ⓘ
forms	eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park ⓘ
givesAccessTo	Olmsted Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenaya Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Tioga Pass Entrance Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuolumne Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ alpine lakes ⓘ campgrounds ⓘ trailheads ⓘ
hasFeature	campground access roads ⓘ numerous trailhead parking areas ⓘ scenic pullouts ⓘ
highestPoint	Tioga Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation	3031 meters ⓘ 9945 feet ⓘ
knownFor	access to High Sierra backcountry ⓘ scenic mountain views ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ
maintainedBy	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation National Park Service ⓘ
offersViewOf	Sierra Nevada high peaks NERFINISHED ⓘ granite domes and alpine meadows ⓘ
partOf	California State Route 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Tuolumne Meadows area NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park ⓘ
regulation	subject to seasonal vehicle restrictions ⓘ subject to temporary closures for snow removal ⓘ
roadNumber	State Route 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ
roadType	two-lane paved highway ⓘ
seasonalStatus	typically closed in winter due to snow ⓘ typically open only in late spring through fall ⓘ
traverses	high-elevation alpine terrain ⓘ
usedFor	recreational access ⓘ tourism ⓘ trans-Sierra travel in summer ⓘ
withinProtectedArea	Yosemite Wilderness vicinity ⓘ