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Tioga Pass (el. 9,943 ft. / 3,031 m.) is a
mountain pass in the
Sierra Nevada mountains of
California.
State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for
Yosemite National Park.
Mount Dana is to the east of the pass. There are several trailheads into the Yosemite backcountry which begin at Tioga Pass, including the trail to the
Gaylor Lakes to the west/northwest, and the rough trail to the summit of
Mount Dana.
Dana Meadows is immediately south of the pass alongside the highway, as the pass itself is roughly angled north/south as opposed to east/west. Dana Meadows contains several small lakes.
This pass, like many other passes in the Sierra Nevada, has a gradual approach from the west and drops off to the east dramatically, losing more than 3,000 ft (914 m) by the time the road reaches
U.S. Route 395.
Tioga Pass is named after Tioga Mine, whose name originated in
New York: "Tioga" is named for an
Iroquois and
Mohawk term meaning "where it forks".
The pass is subject to winter closure, due to high snowfall, normally from around the end of October until the end of May the following year, though these dates are subject to considerable variation. In heavy snow years, the road usually closes in early-October and could open as late as mid-July. In light snow years, the road could be closed in December and open as soon as April.
Tioga Pass is the most direct route from
Bishop or
Mammoth Lakes, California to
Fresno,
Merced, and
Stockton. There are four passes to the north, between
Yosemite and
Lake Tahoe, but none to the south for about 200 miles (300 km), until
Sherman Pass in southern
Tulare County.
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