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Sepulveda Pass

345 m1,132 ft
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
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Pass

Sepulveda Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 345 msouthwest side 290 m+55 m · 1.4 kmnortheast side 217 m+128 m · 3.0 km

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.

3D map

Sepulveda Pass 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

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.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Sepulveda Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

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

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

    0.5 km SSW · +2 more within 0.4 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Canyonback Trailhead

    2.6 km SW · +2 more within 2.7 km

All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km E
Parking0.4 km SW
Skirball & Mulholland Park And RideParking0.5 km SSW
Trailhead2.5 km W
Canyonback TrailheadTrailhead2.6 km SW
Trailhead2.7 km WSW
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°
46.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.2%
Steep, 30–45°
22.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
23.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
442 m low point 163 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 58.1%Built-up 27.1%Shrubland 8.7%Grassland 4.0%Water 1.6%

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; 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 it sits

Where Sepulveda Pass sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119Transverse Ranges10
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Sepulveda 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 2026-09-29)
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