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Sierra Passes

Page numbers refer to R.J. Secor's
  The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, 3rd Edition
  (Mountaineers Books, 2009)
Columns:
Land Management
Climbed
Colors:
1. South of Cottonwood Pass
Haiwee Pass Inyo National Forest
South Sierra Wilderness		 8,160+
8160-8199'
 Class 1 Haiwee Pass TH
(4.7 mi / 4,960+
4960-4999'
)
[USFS]		    
Olancha Pass Inyo National Forest
South Sierra Wilderness		 9,200+
9200-9239'
 Class 1 Olancha Pass TH
(4.9 mi / 5,840+
5840-5879'
)
[USFS]		    
Mulkey Pass Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 10,360+
10360-10399'

10,400
GNIS
 Class 1 Mulkey Pass TH
(1.7 mi / 9,880+
9880-9919'
)
Pacific Crest Trail		    
Trail Pass Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 10,480+
10480-10519'
 Class 1 Cottonwood Pass TH
(2.1 mi / 9,920+
9920-9959'
)
Pacific Crest Trail		    
2. Cottonwood Pass to Shepherd Pass
Cottonwood Pass Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 11,120+
11120-11159'
 Class 1 Cottonwood Pass TH
(3.7 mi / 9,920+
9920-9959'
)
Pacific Crest Trail
[USFS]		 p.38  
Siberian Pass Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 10,880+
10880-10919'
 Class 1      
New Army Pass Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,280+
12280-12319'
 Class 1 Cottonwood Lakes TH
(8 mi / 10,040+
10040-10079'
)		 p.38 9/20/2012 solo
Army Pass Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,960+
11960-11999'
 Class 1 Cottonwood Lakes TH
(7.3 mi / 10,040+
10040-10079'
)		 p.39 9/20/2012 solo
"Richins Pass"
(Mallory-Irvine Pass)		 Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 13,517+
4120-4139m
 Class 2-3 Meysan Lake TH
(7,940+
2420-2439m
)		 p.60 8/4/2012 with Max
Crabtree Pass Sequoia National Park 12,533+
3820-3839m
 Class 2   p.62 8/5/2012 with Max
Trail Crest Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 13,648+
4160-4179m
 Class 1 Whitney Portal
(8.5 mi / 8,268+
2520-2539m
)
[W]		 p.40 8/6/2012 with Max
"Whitney-Russell Pass"
(Whitney Col)		 Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 13,058+
3980-3999m
 Class 2   p.75  
3. Great Western Divide
Coyote Pass (South) Great Western Divide
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 10,160+
10160-10199'
 Class 1      
Shotgun Pass Great Western Divide
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 11,440+
11440-11479'
 Class 1      
Farewell Gap Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Golden Trout Wilderness		 10,640+
10640-10679'
 Class 1 Mineral King
(6.2 mi / 7,821)		 p.95  
Franklin Pass Great Western Divide
Sequoia National Park		 11,800+
11800-11839'
 Class 1 Mineral King
(7.8 mi / 7,821)		 p.95  
Sawtooth Pass Sequoia National Park 11,720+
11720-11759'
 Class 1 Mineral King
(5.5 mi / 7,821)		 p.95  
Glacier Pass Sequoia National Park 11,080+
11080-11119'
 Class 3   p.102  
Timber Gap Sequoia National Park 9,511
9511' (NGVD 29) USGS 7.5' Quad (1:24,000) "Mineral King, CA" (1988/1994)

9,511
GNIS
 Class 1 Mineral King
(2.2 mi / 7,821)		 p.96  
Black Rock Pass Great Western Divide
Sequoia National Park		 11,680+
11680-11719'
 Class 1   p.96  
Kaweah Gap Great Western Divide
Sequoia National Park		 10,680+
10680-10719'

10,689
GNIS
36.55633°N 118.55121°W
 Class 1 High Sierra Trail
[W]		 p.97  
Elizabeth Pass Kings-Kaweah Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 11,360+
11360-11399'
 Class 1   p.99  
Colby Pass Great Western Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 11,960+
11960-11999'
 Class 1   p.99  
Longley Pass Great Western Divide
Kings Canyon National Park		 12,402+
3780-3799m
 Class 1   p.133  
4. Western Kings Canyon National Park
Silliman Pass Silliman Crest
Kings-Kaweah Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 10,160+
10160-10199'
 Class 1      
Avalanche Pass Kings Canyon National Park 10,000+
10000-10039'

10,020
GNIS
36.74855°N 118.5601°W
 Class 1      
Kennedy Pass Monarch Divide
Kings Canyon National Park		 10,800+
10800-10839'
 Class 1      
Granite Pass Monarch Divide
Kings Canyon National Park		 10,674
10673.5'
 Class 1      
Coyote Pass (North) Kettle Ridge
Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 10,071
10071'
 Class 1      
Tunemah Pass White Divide
Kings Canyon National Park		 10,680+
10680-10719'
 Class 2      
Hell for Sure Pass Le Conte Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,320+
11320-11359'
 Class 1      
5. Shepherd Pass to Taboose Pass
Shepherd Pass Sequoia National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,008+
3660-3679m
 Class 1 Shepherd Pass TH
(11 mi / 6,299+
1920-1939m
)
[USFS]		 p.42 9/25/2014 solo
9/26/2014 solo
9/27/2014 solo
Millys Foot Pass Kings-Kern Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 12,270+
3740-3759m
 Class 3   p.138  
Lucys Foot Pass Kings-Kern Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 12,402+
3780-3799m
 Class 2-3   p.138  
"Ericsson Pass" Kings-Kern Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 12,598+
3840-3859m
 Class 2-3   p.140  
Harrison Pass Kings-Kern Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 12,664+
3860-3879m
 Class 2   p.140  
Forester Pass Kings-Kern Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park		 13,058+
3980-3999m

13,117
GNIS
 Class 1 John Muir Trail
[W]		 p.131  
Junction Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 13,189+
4020-4039m
 Class 2   p.146  
Kearsarge Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,811+
3600-3619m
 Class 1 Kearsarge Pass TH
(4.5 mi / 9,186
2800m
)
[USFS, W]		 p.132 10/18/2017 solo
"Lilley Pass" Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,008+
3660-3679m
 Class 2 Kearsarge Pass TH
(9,186
2800m
)		 p.171 9/19/2016 solo
Glen Pass Kings Canyon National Park 11,942+
3640-3659m
 Class 1 John Muir Trail
[W]		 p.157  
Gardiner Pass Kings Canyon National Park 11,250
3429m
 Class 2   p.165  
"Sixty Lake Col" Kings Canyon National Park 11,680+
3560-3579m
 Class 2   p.165  
Baxter Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,270+
3740-3759m
 Class 1 Baxter Pass TH
(8 mi / 5,971+
1820-1839m
)
[USFS]		 p.158  
Sawmill Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,347
3458.7m
 Class 1 Sawmill Pass TH
(10 mi / 4,593+
1400-1419m
)
[USFS, W]		 p.159  
Pinchot Pass Kings Canyon National Park 12,139+
3700-3719m
 Class 1 John Muir Trail p.157  
Cartridge Pass Cirque Crest
Kings Canyon National Park		 11,680+
3560-3579m
 Class 2   p.195  
6. Taboose Pass to Piute Pass
Taboose Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,352+
3460-3479m
 Class 1 Taboose Pass TH
(7 mi / 5,381+
1640-1659m
)
[W]		 p.159 9/26/2013 solo
9/28/2013 solo
Mather Pass Kings Canyon National Park 12,073+
3680-3699m
 Class 1 John Muir Trail p.220  
Potluck Pass Kings Canyon National Park 12,120+
12120-12159'
 Class 2   p.236  
Knapsack Pass Kings Canyon National Park 11,680+
11680-11719'
 Class 1   p.236  
Bishop Pass Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,960+
11960-11999'
 Class 1 South Lake TH
(5.5 mi / 9,800+
9800-9839'
)
[W]		 p.267 8/25/2015 with Angie
Muir Pass Goddard Divide
Kings Canyon National Park		 11,960+
11960-11999'
 Class 1 John Muir Trail
[W]		 p.268  
Lamarck Col Kings Canyon National Park
Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,880+
12880-12919'
 Class 2 North Lake TH
(9,240+
9240-9279'
)		 p.308 10/2/2015 solo
The Keyhole Glacier Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,520+
12520-12559'
 Class 3   p.311  
Alpine Col Glacier Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,320+
12320-12359'
 Class 2   p.311  
"Snow-Tongue Pass" Glacier Divide
Kings Canyon National Park
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,200+
12200-12239'
 Class 2-3   p.311  
7. Piute Pass to Duck Pass
Piute Pass Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,423
11,400+
11400-11439'
 Class 1 North Lake TH
(4.8 mi / 9,240+
9240-9279'
)		 p.269 11/8/2019 solo
Selden Pass Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 10,880+
10880-10919'

10,869
GNIS
 Class 1   p.317  
Pine Creek Pass Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,120+
11120-11159'
 Class 1 Pine Creek TH
(7.4 mi / 7,400+
7400-7439'
)		 p.316  
"Feather Pass" Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,360+
12360-12399'
 Class 2   p.333  
"Royce Pass" Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,760+
11760-11799'
 Class 1   p.333  
Italy Pass Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,400+
12400-12439'
 Class 1-2 Pine Creek TH
(9.3 mi / 7,400+
7400-7439'
)		 p.316  
"Hilgard Pass" Mono Divide
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,480+
12480-12519'
 Class 2   p.348  
Gabbot Pass Mono Divide
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,240+
12240-12279'
 Class 2   p.349  
Morgan Pass Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,080+
11080-11119'
 Class 1 Mosquito Flat TH
(3.6 mi / 10,240)
Pine Creek TH
(7.7 mi / 7,400+
7400-7439'
)		 p.318  
Mono Pass (South) Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 12,040+
12040-12079'
 Class 1 Mosquito Flat TH
(3.3 mi / 10,240)		 p.319  
Goodale Pass Silver Divide
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 10,997
10997'
 Class 1   p.353  
Silver Pass Silver Divide
Sierra National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 10,920+
10920-10959'
 Class 1 John Muir Trail p.354  
McGee Pass Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 11,877+
3620-3639m
 Class 1 McGee Creek TH
(8.7 mi / 7,808+
2380-2399m
)		 p.355  
Chiquito Pass
(Chiquita Pass)		 Yosemite National Park 8,040+
8040-8079'

8,045
GNIS
 Class 1   p.402  
8. Duck Pass to Tioga Pass
"Duck Pass" Inyo National Forest
John Muir Wilderness		 10,797
3291m

10,761+
3280-3299m
 Class 1 Duck Pass TH
(3.7 mi / 9,121+
2780-2799m
)		 p.357 10/26/2019 solo
Fernandez Pass Yosemite National Park
Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 10,160+
10160-10199'

10,180
GNIS
 Class 1   p.401  
Buena Vista Pass Buena Vista Crest
Yosemite National Park		 9,320+
9320-9359'

9,344
GNIS
 Class 1   p.402  
Merced Pass Buena Vista Crest
Yosemite National Park		 9,280+
9280-9319'

9,321
GNIS
 Class 1   p.402  
Isberg Pass Yosemite National Park
Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 10,480+
10480-10519'
 Class 1   p.401  
Red Peak Pass Yosemite National Park 11,120+
11120-11159'
 Class 1   p.402 6/10/2012 with Max
North Glacier Pass Ritter Range
Sierra National Forest
Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 11,155+
3400-3419m
 Class 2   p.393  
Island Pass Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 10,171+
3100-3119m

10,233
GNIS
 Class 1 John Muir Trail p.373  
Donohue Pass Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 11,040+
11040-11079'
 Class 1 John Muir Trail p.373  
Vogelsang Pass Yosemite National Park 10,640+
10640-10679'
 Class 1 Lyell Canyon TH
(8.4 mi / 8,680)		 p.406 9/8/2019 solo
Tuolumne Pass Yosemite National Park 9,992
9992'

9,997
GNIS
 Class 1 Lyell Canyon TH
(6.3 mi / 8,680)		 p.405 8/16/2013 solo
9/8/2019 solo
Cathedral Pass Yosemite National Park 9,680+
9680-9719'

9,708
GNIS
 Class 1   p.403  
Koip Peak Pass Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 12,240+
12240-12279'
 Class 1 Mono Pass TH
(8.4 mi / 9,689
9689' (NGVD 29) USGS 7.5' Quad (1:24,000) "Tioga Pass, CA" (1994/1997)
)		 p.375  
Parker Pass Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 11,080+
11080-11119'

11,102
GNIS
 Class 1 Mono Pass TH
(5.3 mi / 9,689
9689' (NGVD 29) USGS 7.5' Quad (1:24,000) "Tioga Pass, CA" (1994/1997)
)		 p.375  
Mono Pass (North) Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness		 10,604
10604'
 Class 1 Mono Pass TH
(4 mi / 9,689
9689' (NGVD 29) USGS 7.5' Quad (1:24,000) "Tioga Pass, CA" (1994/1997)
)		 p.376  
Ten Lakes Pass Yosemite National Park 9,640+
9640-9679'
 Class 1 Ten Lakes TH
(5.25 mi / 7,480+
7480-7519'
)		 p.431  
9. Tioga Pass to Sonora Pass
"Don't Be A Smart Pass" Yosemite National Park 11,160+
11160-11199'
 Class 2   p.443  
"McCabe Pass"
(Secret Lake Pass)		 Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 11,160+
11160-11199'
 Class 2   p.443  
"Sky Pilot Col" Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 11,640+
11640-11679'
 Class 2   p.443  
Virginia Pass (Yosemite) Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 10,480+
10480-10519'
 Class 1   p.445  
"Horse Creek Pass" Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 10,680+
10680-10719'
 Class 2   p.446  
Burro Pass Yosemite National Park 10,640+
10640-10679'
 Class 1   p.435  
Mule Pass Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 10,440+
10440-10479'
 Class 1   p.435  
Rock Island Pass Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 10,160+
10160-10199'
 Class 1   p.435  
Buckeye Pass Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 9,572
9572'
 Class 1   p.435  
Bond Pass Yosemite National Park
Stanislaus National Forest
Emigrant Wilderness		 9,720+
9720-9759'
 Class 1      
Dorothy Lake Pass Yosemite National Park
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 9,520+
9520-9559'
 Class 1 Pacific Crest Trail    
Brown Bear Pass Stanislaus National Forest
Emigrant Wilderness		 9,720+
9720-9759'
 Class 1      
Emigrant Pass Stanislaus National Forest
Emigrant Wilderness
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hoover Wilderness		 9,640+
9640-9679'
 Class 1      
10. Sonora Pass to Carson Pass
Saint Marys Pass Stanislaus National Forest
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness		 10,400+
10400-10479'
 Class 1 Saint Marys Pass TH
(9,360+
9360-9439'
)		   6/18/2015 solo
8/17/2017 with Erin and Freja
11. Carson Pass to Donner Pass
Armstrong Pass Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit		 8,680+
8680-8719'
 Class 1 Armstrong Pass TH
(3.7 mi / 7,680)
Tahoe Rim Trail		   10/27/2018 solo
Mosquito Pass Eldorado National Forest
Desolation Wilderness		 8,400+
8400-8439'
 Class 1 Echo Lakes TH
(8.5 mi / 7,480+
7480-7519'
)		    
Rockbound Pass Eldorado National Forest
Desolation Wilderness		 8,520+
8520-8559'
 Class 1 Rockbound TH
(5.7 mi / 6,960+
6960-6999'
)
Twin Lakes TH
(5.3 mi / 6,960+
6960-6999'
)		    
Dicks Pass Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Desolation Wilderness		 9,360+
9360-9399'
 Class 1 Bayview TH
(6.1 mi / 6,880+
6880-6919'
)
Pacific Crest Trail
Tahoe Rim Trail		   6/29/2018 solo
12. North of Donner Pass
Castle Pass Tahoe National Forest 7,880+
7880-7919'
 Class 1 Castle Peak TH
(1.6 mi / 7,240+
7240-7279'
)
Pacific Crest Trail		   7/27/2017 solo
6/22/2022 solo
Colors
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
BLM Wilderness
U.S. Forest Service (National Forest)
Forest Service Wilderness
National Park Service
Climbed Pass
Abbreviations
TH
Trailhead
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