Sawmill Pass

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Sawmill Pass
View of the Owens Valley from Sawmill Pass, ca. 1936
Elevation11,309 ft (3,447 m)
Traversed bySawmill Pass Trail
LocationInyo and Fresno Counties, California
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates36°52′59″N 118°21′52″W / 36.88306°N 118.36444°W / 36.88306; -118.36444[1]

Sawmill Pass, 11,309 ft (3,447 m),[1] is a mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California on the border of the Inyo National Forest (John Muir Wilderness) to the east and Kings Canyon National Park to the west. The eastern approach via the Sawmill Pass Trail is steep and strenuous, climbing 6,700 ft (2,000 m) from the Owens Valley floor. To the west, it connects to the John Muir Trail/Pacific Crest Trail in the Sierra high country, along Woods Creek.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sawmill Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ^ "Sawmill Pass Trail". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2017-09-20.