Pacific Grade Summit
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Pacific Grade Summit, at elevation 2,454 m / 8,050 ft., is a high mountain pass
on the western approach to Ebbetts Pass
to the east in the Sierra Nevada range in eastern California
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California State Route 4, in the State Scenic Highway System
, crosses the Sierra through the pass.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
on the western approach to Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass, named after John Ebbetts, is a high mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California. Ebbetts is the eastern of two passes in the area traversed by State Route 4. The western pass is the Pacific Grade Summit . The pass is registered as California Historical...
to the east in the Sierra Nevada range in eastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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California State Route 4, in the State Scenic Highway System
State Scenic Highway System (California)
The State Scenic Highway System is a list of highways, mainly state highways, that have been designated by the California Department of Transportation as scenic highways. The California State Legislature, primarily through Section 263 of the Streets and Highways Code, makes highways eligible for...
, crosses the Sierra through the pass.