This is a table of principal paved highway passes on or near the crest of the Sierra Nevada, United States. 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. With the notable exception of Mount Rose Summit, maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation, other passes at higher elevation than these are usually closed during winter, with opening and closure dates varying based on snowfall and available road clearing and repair resources.

Name Elevation (ft) Elevation (m) Coordinates Access Road Notes Fredonyer Pass Approximate boundary with the Cascade Range Beckwourth Pass Winnemucca Subdivision, Feather River Route (via tunnel) On the Diamond Mountains spur range Lowest Sierra Crest highway pass Yuba Pass On Feather River-Yuba River divide, not Sierra Crest Little Truckee Summit Donner Summit (Euer Saddle) Westbound Eastbound Donner Pass Donner Pass Road Roseville Subdivision, Overland Route (via tunnel) Also Northern route of the Lincoln Highway and former Brockway Summit On Truckee River divide, not Sierra Crest Mount Rose Summit On Carson Range spurhighest year round Sierra Nevada highway passSpooner Summit On Carson Range spurSouthern route of the Lincoln HighwayDaggett Pass On Carson Range spur Echo Summit Southern route of the Lincoln Highway Luther Pass On Carson River-Lake Tahoe divide, not the Sierra Crest Carson Pass Pacific Crest Trail Monitor Pass In Carson River watershed, not Sierra Crestclosed in winter Ebbetts Pass Pacific Crest Trail Closed in winter Sonora Pass Pacific Crest Trail Closed in winter Tioga Pass Closed in winter Highest Sierra Nevada highway pass. Minaret Summit Not a trans-Sierra route, road ends west of summitclosed in winter Sherman Pass Sherman Pass Road (Forest Route 22S05) On the Kern River-South Fork Kern River divide, not the Sierra CrestClosed in winter Ninemile Canyon Road/Kennedy Meadow Road Walker Pass Pacific Crest Trail Tehachapi Summit Mojave Subdivision Traditionally marks the south end of the Sierra and the northeast end of the Tehachapis, even though it is primarily associated with the latter

Cancelled plans A number of trans-Sierra highways have been proposed but never constructed or cancelled. These include: Minaret Summit Highway, which would have continued State Route 203 from its dead end, was proposed in the 1920s, but the idea was abandoned following the passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984. California State Route 168, the High Sierra Piute Highway, planned to go over Piute Pass; currently two disconnected segments with a gap over the Sierra Nevada California State Route 190–currently two disconnected segments with a gap over the Sierra Nevada

See also

List of mountain passes in California

References

External links Caltrans - Mountain Pass Closures