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Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120)
United States · CA-120
Highest highway pass in California and the Sierra Nevada at 9,943 feet. Climbs dramatically past glacial Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadows, and sheer polished granite domes into Yosemite National Park.
Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120) runs 64 miles between Lee Vining (Mono Lake / US-395), CA and Crane Flat (Yosemite National Park), CA. We count about 260 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartLee Vining (Mono Lake / US-395), CA37.9577, -119.1215
- High6,200 ft - 9,943 ftelevation range
- EndCrane Flat (Yosemite National Park), CA37.7505, -119.8
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120) take to ride?
- About 64 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 2 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120) start and end?
- It runs between Lee Vining (Mono Lake / US-395), CA and Crane Flat (Yosemite National Park), CA. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120) a twisty road?
- We count about 260 corners across 64 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Tioga Pass & Yosemite High Country (CA-120)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.