Sonora Pass by motorcycle
Sonora Pass tops out at 9,623 ft (2,933 m) in California. It is the 2nd highest of the 56 passes in California 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
- 9,623 ft (2,933 m)
- Location
- California, United States
- Road surface
- Paved
- Winter
- Usually closed to motor vehicles from December to May, 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
- 38.3279, -119.6372
- 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 Sonora Pass
The web route planner opens with Sonora 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 Sonora Pass
- Devil's Gate Pass 15 mi E · 7,520 ft
- Ebbetts Pass 18 mi NW · 8,734 ft
- Pacific Grade Summit 20 mi NW · 8,084 ft
- Monitor Pass 24 mi N · 8,314 ft
- Conway Summit 30 mi SE · 8,143 ft
- Carson Pass 32 mi NW · 8,573 ft
Sonora Pass in the Motoseyir app
Sonora 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.