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Emigrant Gap

1,586 m5,203 ft

Tonight: 42°FClear · Wind 7–14 mph ENE

Emigrant Gap is a mountain pass at 1,586 m in California, United States.

All facts

Saddle: 1,586 m
Lowest point: 1,479 m / 1,274 m

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Pass

Emigrant Gap: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Emigrant Gap 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Emigrant Gap terrain and contours

25 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Emigrant Gap elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Emigrant Gap weather

Tonight · Clear · 42°F (6°C) · Wind 7–14 mph ENE

Emigrant Gap forecast for about 1,401 m.

Tonight42°–7–14 mph ENE
Sat42°68°–1–12 mph E
Sun42°64°–6 mph S
Mon39°61°7%3–9 mph S
Tue41°62°7%5 mph SSW
Wed43°64°3%6 mph S
Thu43°62°17%5 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:00 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 58% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

57.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

34.8%

Steep, 30–45°

6.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.9%

Steeper than 30°: 7.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 700 m low point 1,176 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 87.0%Grassland 9.1%Water 2.0%Built-up 1.2%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 678 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

California incense-cedar78
Lace lip fern75
Pacific Bleeding Heart69
Largeflower bush monkeyflower65
Bigleaf maple60
California black oak60

Where it sits

Where Emigrant Gap sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Tahoe1,900 m60 km ESE

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Print & wall

JPGEmigrant Gap satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-11.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-11)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
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