Walker Pass

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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.

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Walker Pass canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
mountain pass
accesses Indian Wells Valley
Kern River Valley
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber 99
climate semi-arid
connects Central Valley
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: California

Kern County
surface form: Kern County, California

United States of America
surface form: 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 Trail
surface form: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
onTransportationCorridor Sierra Nevada transportation corridor
surface form: Bakersfield–Ridgecrest route
partOf Sequoia National Forest
region Southern California
surface form: southern California
roadOrientation east–west route
traversedBy State Route 178
usedAsRouteBetween Mojave Desert
San Joaquin Valley
usedBy backpackers
hikers
motorists

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