Saturday, May 21, 2016

The pass at elevation 9945 feet. Tioga Pass is the greatest road I've ever driven on...and I'm glad I did it!


This scenic drive through forests and past meadows, lakes, and granite domes is very exciting and sometimes very exposed and unsecured driveway in innumerable twists and turns. On the summit of the road there’s the Tioga Pass, at an elevation of 9,943 ft. (3,031 m.) above the sea level. It is the highest highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada. Mount Dana is to the east of the pass.
The surface of the road is asphalted, and chains or snow tyres can be required throughout the year. TiogaPass is named after Tioga Mine, whose name originated in New York: "Tioga" is named for an Iroquois and Mohawk term meaning "where it forks". The road was built in 1882-1883 as a mining road and was realigned and modernized in 1961. 


Tioga Pass (el. 9,943 ft. / 3,031 m.) is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains of CaliforniaState Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioga_Pass




It is certainly the most spectacular way into Yosemite Park and an unforgettable drive.