Walker Pass

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historic place mountain pass

Walker Pass is a historic mountain pass in California’s southern Sierra Nevada that serves as a key route between the Central Valley and the Mojave Desert.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic place → mountain pass →
accesses	Indian Wells Valley → Kern River Valley →
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber	99 →
climate	semi-arid →
connects	Central Valley of California → Mojave Desert →
crossedBy	Pacific Crest Trail → Walker Pass National Recreation Trail →
designation	California Historical Landmark → National Historic Landmark →
discoveredByEuropeans	Joseph R. Walker →
discoveryYear	1834 →
elevation	about 1,599 meters → about 5,246 feet →
hasHistoricalMarker	yes →
hasInterpretiveSignage	yes →
hasRecreationSite	Walker Pass Campground →
hasViewOf	Mojave Desert → Sierra Nevada foothills →
historicalUse	emigrant route → trade route →
isOneOfLowestSierraCrossings	true →
landscapeType	transition zone between mountains and desert →
locatedIn	California → Kern County, California NERFINISHED → United States →
locatedInMountainRange	Sierra Nevada →
locatedInRegion	southern Sierra Nevada →
managedBy	U.S. Forest Service →
namedAfter	Joseph R. Walker →
near	Lake Isabella → Onyx, California → Ridgecrest, California →
onTrail	Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail →
onTransportationCorridor	Bakersfield–Ridgecrest route →
partOf	Sequoia National Forest →
region	southern California →
roadOrientation	east–west route →
traversedBy	State Route 178 NERFINISHED →
usedAsRouteBetween	Mojave Desert → San Joaquin Valley →
usedBy	backpackers → hikers → motorists →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California State Route 178 over Walker Pass →	crosses
Sierra Nevada passes →	include
Sierra Nevada transportation corridor →	traverses