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The pass is situated in Jackson County on the road and rail transport link between Oregon and California.It measures 4,129 feet (1,259 m) above MSL.Situated along Oregon Route 273 (also known as Old Highway 99), it is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of California state boundary, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the I-5 summit feature, Siskiyou Summit.
The Siskiyou Mountains form the watershed boundary between the Klamath and Rogue Rivers and are also a rough natural separator between Oregon and California. The summit on Interstate 5 is about 12 miles (19 km) south of Ashland, Oregon, 25 miles (40 km) north of Yreka, California, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the historical Siskiyou Pass, the most used mountain pass in the state. [2]
Siskiyou Summit is the highest pass on Interstate 5, at 4,310 feet (1,310 m). This pass is one of the most treacherous in the Interstate highway system. The California side has a more gradual slope than the Oregon side, where the freeway climbs or descends 2,300 feet (700 m) in elevation over about 7 miles (11 km).
The Pacific Crest Trail traverses left and right across the pass; Mount Hood's northwest face is visible in the background. Cyclists cross and descend the McKenzie Pass on Oregon Route 242 There are several words in use for a mountain pass in Oregon; the usage for each is:
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.
Aerial view of Interstate 5 in downtown Medford, where it travels on an elevated viaduct. I-5 enters Oregon at the California state line in southern Jackson County.The highway travels northeast along a ridge in the Siskiyou Mountains, with a maximum grade of 6 percent, to Siskiyou Summit; [12] at 4,310 feet (1,310 m), it is the highest point on all of I-5 and one of the highest points on the ...
The Siskiyou Wilderness is a federal wilderness area designated by the passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984. Originally, the land area was 153,000 acres (620 km 2 ) [ 1 ] The Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2006 added 30,122 acres (121.90 km 2 ) for the current total of 182,802 acres (739.77 km 2 ).
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is a protected area in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. The 4,554-acre (1,843 ha) park, including the marble cave, is 20 miles (32 km) east of Cave Junction, on Oregon Route 46.