McKenzie Pass by motorcycle
McKenzie Pass tops out at 5,213 ft (1,589 m) in Oregon. It is the 5th highest of the 22 passes in Oregon on the Motoseyir map. Below: the road surface, when it is usually closed, the passes around it and a loop you can ride over it.

At a glance
- Elevation
- 5,213 ft (1,589 m)
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Road surface
- Paved
- Winter
- Usually closed to motor vehicles from November to June, going by the seasonal closure recorded for the road. Dates move with the snow every year, so check the road authority’s current notice before you go.
- Coordinates
- 44.2602, -121.8005
- Sources
- Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap
Elevation is the figure on the pass’s OpenStreetMap entry or its source page; the point is the summit on the road itself.
Ride a loop over McKenzie Pass
The web route planner opens with McKenzie Pass as the start point. Choose a direction, how long you want to ride and how twisty the roads should be, and it draws up to three round trips that come back to the pass. Send the one you like to your phone with a QR code and ride it in Motoseyir.
Passes near McKenzie Pass
- Santiam Pass 12 mi N · 4,816 ft
- Willamette Pass 47 mi S · 5,131 ft
- Windigo Pass 63 mi S · 5,817 ft
- Criterion Summit 64 mi NE · 3,363 ft
- Barlow Pass 71 mi N · 4,157 ft
- Ochoco Pass 72 mi E · 4,721 ft
McKenzie Pass in the Motoseyir app
McKenzie Pass is on Motoseyir’s pass map with its altitude and exact location, along with 1,600+ passes in 36 countries. Add it to your tour and go.
If your route crosses a pass that may be closed this month, the app tells you before you set off, and Generate a tour skips closed passes. Passes you ride over are ticked off from your ride log automatically.
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Pass data: Motoseyir’s pass list, compiled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the source page linked above.