# List of Sierra Nevada road passes

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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 | 5,748 | 1,752 | 40°21′35″N 120°52′03″W﻿ / ﻿40.35972°N 120.86750°W﻿ / 40.35972; -120.86750﻿ (Fredonyer Pass) | SR 36 | Approximate boundary with the Cascade Range |
| Beckwourth Pass | 5,212 | 1,589 | 39°47′30″N 120°6′28″W﻿ / ﻿39.79167°N 120.10778°W﻿ / 39.79167; -120.10778﻿ (Beckwourth Pass) | SR 70 Feather River Route (via tunnel) | On the Diamond Mountains spur range Lowest Sierra Crest highway pass |
| Yuba Pass | 6,709 | 2,045 | 39°37′03″N 120°29′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.61750°N 120.48889°W﻿ / 39.61750; -120.48889﻿ (Yuba Pass) | SR 49 | On Feather River-Yuba River divide, not Sierra Crest |
| Little Truckee Summit | 6,400 | 1,951 | 39°30′18″N 120°16′55″W﻿ / ﻿39.50500°N 120.28194°W﻿ / 39.50500; -120.28194﻿ (Little Truckee Summit) | SR 89 | |
| Donner Summit (Euer Saddle) | 7,239 | 2,206 | 39°20′24″N 120°20′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.34000°N 120.34389°W﻿ / 39.34000; -120.34389﻿ (Donner Summit) | I-80 | Westbound |
| Donner Summit (Euer Saddle) | 7,227 | 2,203 | 39°20′24″N 120°20′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.34000°N 120.34389°W﻿ / 39.34000; -120.34389﻿ (Donner Summit) | I-80 | Eastbound |
| Donner Pass | 7,088 | 2,160 | 39°18′52″N 120°19′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.31444°N 120.32694°W﻿ / 39.31444; -120.32694﻿ (Donner Pass) | Donner Pass Road Overland Route (via tunnel) | Also Northern route of the Lincoln Highway and former US 40 |
| Brockway Summit | 7,199 | 2,194 | 39°15′40″N 120°04′17″W﻿ / ﻿39.26102°N 120.07130°W﻿ / 39.26102; -120.07130﻿ (Brockway Summit) | SR 267 | On Truckee River divide, not Sierra Crest |
| Mount Rose Summit | 8,946 | 2,727 | 39°18′48″N 119°53′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.31333°N 119.89722°W﻿ / 39.31333; -119.89722﻿ (Mount Rose Summit) | SR 431 | On Carson Range spur highest year round Sierra Nevada highway pass |
| Spooner Summit | 7,158 | 2,182 | 39°06′15″N 119°53′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.104233°N 119.897158°W﻿ / 39.104233; -119.897158﻿ (Spooner Summit) | US 50 | On Carson Range spur Southern route of the Lincoln Highway |
| Daggett Pass | 7,339 | 2,237 | 38°58′36″N 119°53′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.97657°N 119.88879°W﻿ / 38.97657; -119.88879﻿ (Daggett Pass) | SR 207 | On Carson Range spur |
| Echo Summit | 7,377 | 2,249 | 38°48′47″N 120°01′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.813°N 120.030°W﻿ / 38.813; -120.030﻿ (Echo Summit) | US 50 | Southern route of the Lincoln Highway |
| Luther Pass | 7,735 | 2,358 | 38°47′13″N 119°56′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.78694°N 119.94583°W﻿ / 38.78694; -119.94583﻿ (Luther Pass) | SR 89 | On Carson River-Lake Tahoe divide, not the Sierra Crest |
| Carson Pass | 8,573 | 2,613 | 38°41′38″N 119°59′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.69389°N 119.98750°W﻿ / 38.69389; -119.98750﻿ (Carson Pass) | SR 88 Pacific Crest Trail | |
| Monitor Pass | 8,321 | 2,536 | 38°40′32″N 119°37′10″W﻿ / ﻿38.67556°N 119.61944°W﻿ / 38.67556; -119.61944﻿ (Monitor Pass) | SR 89 | In Carson River watershed, not Sierra Crest closed in winter |
| Ebbetts Pass | 8,732 | 2,662 | 38°32′40″N 119°48′43″W﻿ / ﻿38.5443529°N 119.8118455°W﻿ / 38.5443529; -119.8118455﻿ (Ebbetts Pass) | SR 4 Pacific Crest Trail | Closed in winter |
| Sonora Pass | 9,624 | 2,933 | 38°19′40″N 119°38′9″W﻿ / ﻿38.32778°N 119.63583°W﻿ / 38.32778; -119.63583﻿ (Sonora Pass) | SR 108 Pacific Crest Trail | Closed in winter |
| Tioga Pass | 9,943 | 3,031 | 37°54′40″N 119°15′29″W﻿ / ﻿37.91111°N 119.25806°W﻿ / 37.91111; -119.25806﻿ (Tioga Pass) | SR 120 | Closed in winter |
| Minaret Summit | 9,175 | 2,797 | 37°39′23″N 119°03′37″W﻿ / ﻿37.65639°N 119.06028°W﻿ / 37.65639; -119.06028﻿ (Minaret Summit) | SR 203 | Not a trans-Sierra route, road ends west of summit closed in winter |
| No roads cross the Sierra Crest for 137 miles (220 km) between Minaret Summit and Ninemile Canyon. ||||||
| Sherman Pass | 9,140 | 2,786 | 35°59′26″N 118°21′57″W﻿ / ﻿35.99056°N 118.36583°W﻿ / 35.99056; -118.36583﻿ (Sherman Pass) | Sherman Pass Road (Forest Route 22S05) | On the Kern River-South Fork Kern River divide, not the Sierra Crest Closed in winter |
| unnamed pass | 6,260 | 1,908 | 35°51′41″N 118°00′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.86136°N 118.00719°W﻿ / 35.86136; -118.00719﻿ (Unnamed pass) | CR J41 Ninemile Canyon Road/Kennedy Meadow Road | |
| Walker Pass | 5,246 | 1,599 | 35°39′47″N 118°01′37″W﻿ / ﻿35.66306°N 118.02694°W﻿ / 35.66306; -118.02694﻿ (Walker Pass) | SR 178 Pacific Crest Trail | |
| Tehachapi Summit | 4,064 | 1,239 | 35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W﻿ / ﻿35.10222°N 118.28278°W﻿ / 35.10222; -118.28278﻿ (Tehachapi Summit) | SR 58 Southern Pacific Railroad | 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:
* Trans-Sierra 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