California Highway 120 Photographs
Left - Hwy 120 & Tioga Pass sign at Lee Vining. The Tioga Pass is closed each winter due to excessive snowfall in the mountains. In most years, the mountain pass remains closed until early June. When the Tioga Pass is open, Hwy 120 forms a continuous east-west route between Interstate 5 south of Stockton and U.S. Route 6 near the California-Nevada Boundary.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Facing west along Hwy 120 near US Route 395 Junction at Lee Vining
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Climbing up the Tioga Pass on Hwy 120 west of Mono Lake
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - The Tioga Pass Road was literally built on a narrow ledge notched out of the mountain face. It is an absolutely spectacular route, crossing over the Sierra Nevada from US Route 395 to Yosemite National Park. The Tioga Pass Road is one of California's most scenic highways.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - The Tioga Pass Road is steep and winding. Drivers who are intimidated by narrow mountain roads should stay off this highway. There are often no barriers or guide rails along the highway and it is a very long way down to the bottom of the canyon if you are unfortunate enough to drive off the road.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The highway climbs quickly into the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - The gatehouse to Yosemite National Park marks the crest of the Tioga Pass on Hwy 120. There is a $20.00 fee for driving across Tioga Pass to Yosemite Valley, but this fee provides motorists with a day-use pass for Yosemite National Park.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - The Tioga Pass elevation of 9,945 feet above sea level is marked on a sign at the gatehouse. This is the highest mountain pass on a California State Highway.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing east along Hwy 120 towards Lee Vining from the Tioga Pass Gatehouse
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
