Tygh Grade Summit
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Tygh Grade Summit is a mountain pass
in Oregon
traversed by U.S. Route 197 and is located about 6.5 miles north of Tygh Valley
. Careful readers will note that the elevation on the sign is slightly less than the advertised elevation. The discrepancy is accounted for in the fact the 2697 elevation reported is on an older alignment of the highway just slightly to the west of the current alignment, and is the elevation and benchmark shown on the USGS Topo maps.
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...
in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
traversed by U.S. Route 197 and is located about 6.5 miles north of Tygh Valley
Tygh Valley, Oregon
* Annual Average High Temperatures: 86 °F 41 °F * Annual Average Low Temperatures 50 °F 26 °F * Highest Recorded Temperature: 110 °F * Lowest Recorded Temperature: -28 °F...
. Careful readers will note that the elevation on the sign is slightly less than the advertised elevation. The discrepancy is accounted for in the fact the 2697 elevation reported is on an older alignment of the highway just slightly to the west of the current alignment, and is the elevation and benchmark shown on the USGS Topo maps.