Sierra Nevada passes
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Sierra Nevada passes are the mountain routes that traverse California’s Sierra Nevada range, providing key transportation corridors through its rugged terrain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada crest | 2 |
| Sierra Nevada passes canonical | 2 |
| Sierra Nevada | 1 |
| Sierra Nevada snow belt | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain passes collection
ⓘ
transportation corridors collection ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| connect |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
California Central Valley
Eastern Sierra ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Sierra Nevada region
Great Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region
|
| haveClimate |
mountain climate
ⓘ
snowy winters ⓘ |
| haveFeature |
high elevations
ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| haveSeasonality |
major all-weather routes kept open year-round
ⓘ
some passes closed in winter ⓘ |
| importantFor |
access to Eastern Sierra recreation areas
ⓘ
access to Lake Tahoe region ⓘ access to Yosemite National Park ⓘ commerce in California ⓘ tourism access to Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| include |
Cajon Pass
ⓘ
Carquinez Pass ⓘ Carson Pass ⓘ Donner Pass ⓘ Ebbetts Pass ⓘ Echo Summit ⓘ Monitor Pass ⓘ Sherman Pass ⓘ Sonora Pass ⓘ Tioga Pass ⓘ Walker Pass ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| subjectTo |
avalanche risk
ⓘ
chain controls ⓘ winter closures ⓘ |
| traverse |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada mountain range
|
| traversedBy |
California State Route 108
ⓘ
California State Route 120 ⓘ California State Route 4 ⓘ California State Route 88 ⓘ California State Route 89 ⓘ Interstate 80 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interstate travel in California
ⓘ
rail transportation ⓘ regional connectivity between Central Valley and Eastern Sierra ⓘ road transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sierra Nevada crest
this entity surface form:
Sierra Nevada snow belt
this entity surface form:
Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form:
Sierra Nevada crest