Sherman Pass (California)

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The Sherman Pass is a 2804 m high mountain pass in the core plateau in the southern Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the sparsely populated area of the country Dome Wilderness of the Sequoia National Forest. It represents a connection between the valleys of the headwaters of the Kern River and is crossed by the Forest Route, also known as Sherman Pass Route 22S05.

From the pass, resulting in a northeasterly direction a view of Mount Whitney and others located in Sequoia National Park summit.

Due to the climate - the passport is the southernmost of the closed usually from October to May passes of the Sierra Nevada - and the geographical conditions - the steep climb out of the valley of the Kern River did not allow an expansion of the road - is the significance of this pass mainly for regional transport, which only roughly 40 kilometers south location, by the California State Route 178 undeveloped Walker Pass is the long-distance transport.

To the north, the mountain range to about 300 kilometers northern Tioga Pass with motorized vehicles not to be crossed.