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Yuba Pass (Sierra County)

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Yuba Pass
Yuba Pass Sign on CA State Route 49
Elevation6,710 ft (2,045 m)[1]
Traversed by SR 49
LocationSierra County, California, U.S.
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates39°37′03″N 120°29′24″W / 39.61750°N 120.49500°W / 39.61750; -120.49500[1]
Topo mapUSGS Sattley
Yuba Pass is located in California
Yuba Pass
Location in California

Yuba Pass[1][2] is a mountain pass on State Route 49 in Sierra County in the U.S. state of California. The pass lies at an elevation of 6,710 ft (2,050 m)[1] about 3.4 air miles west of Sattley, on the divide between the North Yuba River and the Middle Fork Feather River (Sierra Valley). Thus, unlike most of the well-known Sierra Nevada passes, including the much lower Beckwourth Pass on the east edge of the Sierra Valley, Yuba Pass does not lie on the Great Basin Divide.

This Yuba Pass should not be confused with Yuba Gap, a minor mountain pass along Interstate 80 on the Nevada-Placer county line.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yuba Pass (Sierra County)
  2. ^ "Yuba Pass - OHV Parks CA GOV". Retrieved 2022-06-26.