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State Route 88 (SR 88), also known as the Carson Pass Highway, [2] [3] is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It travels in an east–west direction from Stockton , in the San Joaquin Valley , to the Nevada state line, where it becomes Nevada State Route 88 , eventually terminating at U.S. Route 395 (US 395).
The road passes are generally listed from north to south, with their elevation and access road. The California Department of Transportation attempts to keep Donner Summit (Interstate 80, I-80), Echo Summit (U.S. Route 50, US 50) and Carson Pass (State Route 88, SR 88) open year-round. Most other passes at higher elevation than these are usually ...
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88 . It lies on the Great Basin Divide , with the West Fork Carson River on the east and the South Fork American River on the west.
Silver Lake is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. [1] It is located within Amador County. It is about 20 mi (32 km) south of South Lake Tahoe and about 8 miles (13 km) west of Carson Pass. [2] The lake surface is 525 acres (212 ha) at full capacity and is at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2,200 m). [3]
At Fort Klamath, the byway joins OR 62 and continues north for 16 miles (26 km), where it turns onto Munson Valley Road and enters Crater Lake National Park. At this point, the road becomes Rim Drive, a 33-mile (53 km) loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake. At Merriam Point, Rim Drive splits and turns north.
Palomar Mountain is the location of Palomar Mountain State Park, a California State Park.There are campgrounds for vacationers, and a campground for local school children until San Diego Unified School District was forced to close it due to state budget cuts.
In the 2004 Guinness World Records, Train Mountain is recognized as the “Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad”. [4] At the time Train Mountain was recognized by Guinness, it was reported to have 69,900 feet (13.24 mi; 21.3 km) of 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge mainline track and 133,250 feet (25.237 mi; 40.61 km) of total track including yards, sidings, spurs, and connector tracks.