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Glen Pass

3,545 m11,631 ft
Tonight
18°FFair · Wind 10 mph NE

Glen Pass is a mountain pass at 3,545 m in California, United States.

All facts
Saddle
3,545 m
Lowest point
2,952 m / 3,210 m
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Pass

Glen Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 3,545 msouth side 2,952 m+593 m · 3.0 kmnorth side 3,210 m+335 m · 2.4 km

Crossed by: PCT John Muir Trail

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

3D map

Glen Pass 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Glen Pass terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Glen Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Glen Pass weather

Today · Partly cloudy · 18 / 30°F (-8 / -1°C) · 17% chance of precipitation · Wind 10 mph ENE

Glen Pass forecast for about 3,525 m.

  • Today18°30°17%10 mph ENE
  • Sat22°37°–0–10 mph ENE
  • Sun25°42°–5 mph SSW
  • Mon25°42°–10–15 mph WSW
  • Tue26°44°1%5–20 mph WSW
  • Wed26°43°1%5–10 mph WSW
  • Thu24°39°9%5–10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:56 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Glen Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Onion Valley Campground

    6.7 km ESE · +2 more within 7.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Onion Valley Trailhead

    6.7 km ESE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    6.7 km ESE

    +2 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Onion Valley CampgroundCampsite6.7 km ESE
Onion Valley TrailheadTrailhead6.7 km ESE
Parking6.7 km ESE
Parking6.7 km ESE
Parking6.7 km ESE
Campsite6.9 km NE
Campsite7.1 km SSW
Slope

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
20.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
33.6%
Steep, 30–45°
36.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
10.2%
Steeper than 30°
46.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,649 m low point 2,396 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 58.8%Grassland 20.8%Trees 15.3%Water 3.4%Shrubland 1.7%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Glen Pass.

NESW2 km5 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Mount Rixford3,930 m 1.3 km ESE
  2. 2Falcor Peak3,910 m 1.9 km ESE
  3. 3Mount Gould3,964 m 3.3 km ESE
  4. 4Dragon Peak3,931 m 3.3 km E
  5. 5Dragon Tooth3,804 m 3.5 km E
  6. 6Black Mountain4,045 m 3.9 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 236 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Sierra Nevada Sky Pilot80
  • Sierra primrose59
  • American Pika53
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot42
  • Rockfringe Willowherb40
  • Mule Deer38
Where it sits

Where Glen Pass sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Sierra Nevada36
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Sierra Nevada 6
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Downloads

Glen Pass downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-08-03)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia