The San Gorgonio Pass (elevation 2600 feet) cuts between the San Bernardino Mountains on the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south. Like the Cajon Pass to the northwest, it was also created by the San Andreas Fault. The San Gorgonio Pass provides the main link between the Los Angeles Basin and the Coachella Valley and points further east. The pass itself is not as steep as the Cajon Pass or the Grapevine, but it is still one of the deepest mountain passes in the 48 contiguous states. Mount San Gorgonio is at the pass' northern end, and Mount San Jacinto is at the pass' southern end. Mount San Jacinto also has the fifth-largest rock wall in North America and the peak is only six miles south of Interstate 10 San Bernardino Mountains The San Bernardino Mountains are short transverse mountain range northeast of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. ... North slope of San Jacinto Peak San Jacinto Mountains The San Jacinto Mountains are short mountain range east of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. ... The Cajon Pass (elevation 4,190 ft/1,277 m) is a mountain pass crossing the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search View of the San Andreas Fault on the Carrizo Plain in central California The San Andreas Fault is a geological fault, known as a right-lateral strike-slip fault, that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometers) through California. ... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ... Coachella Valley The Coachella Valley is an irrigated agricultural and recreational desert valley in southern California east of Los Angeles. ... Grapevine is a village located at the foot of a notorious road grade known as The Grapevine in the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley along Interstate 5 (formerly U.S. Highway 99). ... Mount San Gorgonio rises 11,502 feet (3506 meters) above sea level and is located in the San Bernardino Mountains. ... San Jacinto Peak is the highest peak in Riverside County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America (geographically) A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and...

Interstate 10 and California State Route 60 (former U.S. Highway 60) intersect at the western end of the pass in Beaumont and it climbs through Banning before reaching Cabazon, where it begins its descent towards the Coachella Valley. The eastern end of the pass is at the junction of Interstate 10 and California State Route 111 near Whitewater Canyon. The Union Pacific Railroad laid down tracks through the pass in 1862, and in 1952, an expressway was built through the pass, carrying U.S. Highway 99, and U.S. Highway 60. There are still portions of the old US-99 route between Whitewater Canyon and Cabazon, and Ramsey Street in Banning and 6th Street in Beaumont are actually old US-99. MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 CA 18-19 I-15 CA 57 I-17 AZ 143 I-17 AZ 150 I-8 AZ 199 I-19 AZ 260 I-25 NM 145 I-20 TX 187 I-35 TX 570-572 I-45 TX 768 I-49 LA 103... JUNCTION MILE POST 10 LA R0. ... United States Highway 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... Beaumont is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... Banning is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... Cabazon is a census-designated place located in Riverside County, California. ... JUNCTION MILE POST 10 ?? 86 ?? Legend < Route 110 Route 112 > The California State Highways California State Route 111 is the main north/south state highway and retail corridor through the Coachella Valley, a part of the Colorado Desert in the southeastern corner of the state and famous as a resort... The Union Pacific Railroad NYSE: UNP is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Detail from antique road map of US 99 through California. ...

The most famous sight on San Gorgonio Pass is the wind farm on its eastern slope, as it marks the gateway into the Coachella Valley. The pass is one of the windiest places in Southern California, and it is one of three major wind farms in California, with the others being at Altamont Pass and Tehachapi Pass. Jump to: navigation, search Wind turbines in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen (Germany). ... Jump to: navigation, search Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal, is an informal name for the megalopolis that is the southern one-third of the state of California. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Altamont Pass is a mountain pass in Northern California, United States, located between Livermore in the Livermore Valley and Tracy in the San Joaquin Valley. ... Tehachapi Pass Tehachapi Pass (elevation 3793 ft/1156 m, location 35°06′08″ N 118°16′58″ W) is a mountain pass in southern California in the United States. ...