Walker Pass | |
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![]() The approach to Walker Pass | |
Elevation | 5,250 ft (1,600 m) |
Traversed by | ![]() |
Location | Sierra Crest, Kern County, California, US |
Range | Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates | 35°39′47″N 118°01′37″W / 35.66306°N 118.02694°W |
Nearest city | Ridgecrest, California |
Built | 1834 |
NRHP reference No. | 66000210[1] |
CHISL No. | 99 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[2] |
Walker Pass (el. 5,250 ft (1,600 m)) is a mountain pass by Lake Isabella in the southern Sierra Nevada. It is located in northeastern Kern County, approximately 53 mi (85 km) ENE of Bakersfield and 10 mi (16 km) WNW of Ridgecrest. The pass provides a route between the Kern River Valley and San Joaquin Valley on the west, and the Mojave Desert on the east.
Walker Pass is a National Historic Landmark, and is under the stewardship of the Bureau of Land Management.