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Sherman Pass (California)

2,781 m9,124 ft

Tonight: 25°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph NE

Sherman Pass (California) is a mountain pass at 2,781 m in California, United States.

All facts

Saddle: 2,781 m
Lowest point: 2,156 m / 2,411 m

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Pass

Sherman Pass (California): 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

Sherman Pass (California) 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Sherman Pass (California) terrain and contours

50 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.

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Sherman Pass (California) elevation profile

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Weather

Sherman Pass (California) weather

Tonight · Fair · 25°F (-4°C) · 7% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph NE

Sherman Pass (California) forecast for about 2,632 m.

Tonight25°7%5–10 mph NE
Sat29°43°–0–10 mph NNE
Sun30°45°–5–10 mph SSW
Mon29°46°–5–10 mph W
Tue31°47°1%5–10 mph WNW
Wed32°47°–5–10 mph WSW
Thu30°44°6%5–10 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 02:56 UTC.

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°

40.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

50.1%

Steep, 30–45°

8.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.3%

Steeper than 30°: 9.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,234 m low point 1,805 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 77.2%Grassland 11.4%Shrubland 10.8%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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

Where it sits

Where Sherman Pass (California) sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-08-05)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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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