Beckwourth Pass
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Beckwourth Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California, historically significant as a travel route and later used by major rail and highway lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beckwourth Pass canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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mountain pass ⓘ |
| accesses |
Honey Lake Valley region
NERFINISHED
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eastern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | James P. Beckwourth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | montane Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Plumas County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1520 meters
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approximately 4985 feet ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse |
20th century rail era
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late 19th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | part of the Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic trails and roads in California
ⓘ
Landforms of Plumas County, California ⓘ Mountain passes of California ⓘ Sierra Nevada (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | relatively low elevation compared to other Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important emigrant route through the Sierra Nevada
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used as a wagon road route in the 19th century ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | historic Beckwourth Emigrant Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Plumas County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Northern Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestPassOf | Sierra Nevada northern section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Beckwourth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfNamesake |
explorer
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mountain man ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| partOf | Beckwourth Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | transportation corridor ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the town of Portola, California
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near the community of Beckwourth, California ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| transportRole | link between California and the Great Basin region ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
State Route 70 (nearby corridor)
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 395 (nearby corridor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad line NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific Railroad (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
highway transport corridor
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historic emigrant trail crossing ⓘ rail transport corridor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
emigrant wagon trains
ⓘ
highway traffic ⓘ railroad companies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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