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Sepulveda Pass
- Tonight
- 56°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph NNW
Sepulveda Pass is a mountain pass at 345 m in California, United States.
All facts
- Saddle
- 345 m
- Lowest point
- 290 m / 217 m
Sepulveda Pass: the climb from each side
Crossed by: I 405 San Diego Freeway, Mulholland Drive, Skirball Center Drive
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Sepulveda Pass 3D map
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Sepulveda Pass terrain and contours
20 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.
Sepulveda Pass elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Sepulveda Pass weather
Tonight · Fair · 56°F (13°C) · 6% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph NNW
Sepulveda Pass forecast for about 363 m.
- Tonight56°6%5–10 mph NNW
- Sat56°78°1%5–10 mph N
- Sun57°81°–0–5 mph NNW
- Mon55°82°–0–5 mph W
- Tue55°78°–0–5 mph SE
- Wed57°76°–0–5 mph SSW
- Thu57°73°15%0–5 mph SSE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.
Camping & parking near Sepulveda Pass
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Sepulveda Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Skirball & Mulholland Park And Ride
Nearest trailhead
Canyonback Trailhead
All mapped places 6
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.3 km E |
| Parking | 0.4 km SW |
| Skirball & Mulholland Park And RideParking | 0.5 km SSW |
| Trailhead | 2.5 km W |
| Canyonback TrailheadTrailhead | 2.6 km SW |
| Trailhead | 2.7 km WSW |
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 23.2% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 442 m low point 163 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 1,126 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Western Fence Lizard360
- Laurel sumac145
- Red-tailed Hawk138
- California Buckwheat136
- Western Honey Bee122
- House Finch122
Where Sepulveda Pass sits
- Region
- California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Laurel Canyon↑9.3 km E
Cahuenga Pass227 m↑12 km E
Hollywood ReservoirLake↑13 km E
Silver Lake Reservoir↑20 km E
Echo Park Lake↑21 km ESE
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Sepulveda Pass downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-29)
- 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)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia