Sonora Pass

E8088

mountain pass transportation route

Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sonora Pass canonical	12
Sonora Pass (informally associated)	1
Sonora Pass area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass ⓘ transportation route ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Highway 108 ⓘ
climate	alpine ⓘ
closureReason	avalanche danger ⓘ heavy snowfall ⓘ
connects	Central Valley ⓘ surface form: Central Valley region of California Eastern Sierra ⓘ surface form: Eastern Sierra region of California Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ Toiyabe National Forest ⓘ
county	Mono County ⓘ Tuolumne County ⓘ
distanceFrom	east of Sonora, California ⓘ west of Bridgeport, California ⓘ
hasElevation	approximately 2933 meters ⓘ approximately 9624 feet ⓘ
hasFeature	numerous hairpin turns ⓘ rapid elevation changes ⓘ
hasRoadGrade	up to about 26 percent on some sections ⓘ
hazard	snow and ice ⓘ steep drop-offs along roadway ⓘ
historicalUse	emigrant route across the Sierra Nevada ⓘ
isKnownFor	scenic mountain views ⓘ steep highway grades ⓘ tight curves and switchbacks ⓘ
isOneOf	highest highway passes in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ highest paved mountain passes in California ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
maintainedBy	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation
namedAfter	town of Sonora, California ⓘ
nearbyTrail	Emigrant Wilderness access routes ⓘ Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
nearbyWatercourse	Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ surface form: Stanislaus River headwaters region Walker River watershed vicinity ⓘ
openedToAutomobiles	early 20th century ⓘ
recreation	backpacking ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ
region	central Sierra Nevada ⓘ
roadType	two-lane mountain highway ⓘ
seasonalStatus	typically closed in winter due to heavy snowfall ⓘ typically open only in late spring through fall ⓘ
surface	paved ⓘ
tourism	popular scenic drive in summer ⓘ
traversedBy	California State Route 108 ⓘ
vehicleRestriction	not recommended for large RVs and long trailers ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Nevada → crossedBy → Sonora Pass ⓘ

Sierra Nevada passes → include → Sonora Pass ⓘ

Sierra Nevada transportation corridor → traverses → Sonora Pass ⓘ

Mono County → contains → Sonora Pass ⓘ

California State Route 108 over Sonora Pass → traverses → Sonora Pass ⓘ

Mono County, California → contains → Sonora Pass ⓘ

California State Route 108 → crosses → Sonora Pass ⓘ

California State Route 108 → highestPoint → Sonora Pass ⓘ

California State Route 108 → namedAfter → Sonora Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sonora Pass (informally associated)

Highway 108 → crossesVia → Sonora Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: California State Route 108

Highway 108 → hasPass → Sonora Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: California State Route 108

State Route 108 → crosses → Sonora Pass ⓘ

State Route 108 → namedPass → Sonora Pass ⓘ

State Route 108 → accesses → Sonora Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sonora Pass area