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34.8 km
Length
+948 m
Ascent
−998 m
Descent
2,541 m
Highest point
1
Hairpins
11.0%
Max gradient
0h 46min
Drive time (approx.)
Monitor Pass map
34.8 km · 1 hairpin · 2,541 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 600 m1 850 m2 100 m2 350 m2 600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km30 km2 540 m

What does Monitor Pass look like?

West of Monitor Pass - panoramio
Kurt Minard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Helen in June 2022-6022
Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Blasting Past Brokeoff (15551779806)
LassenNPS · Public domain
Leaving Mt. Diller in the Dust (15389856450)
LassenNPS · Public domain
Lassen SW entrance
Rschen7754 · Public domain
Mount Shasta from Highway 89
Little Mountain 5 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Emerald Bay State Park - panoramio
Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0
Emerald Bay State Park - panoramio (4)
Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Start
Markleeville
38.69428, -119.77969
Finish
Mono County
38.64142, -119.54146

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

5
Alpine Cafe 0.0 km · 1,684 m
Outwest Cafe 0.0 km · 1,684 m
Cutthroat Tavern 0.0 km · 1,684 m
The Deli 0.0 km · 1,684 m
Stonefly 0.0 km · 1,684 m

Fuel

2
Markleeville Gas Station 0.0 km · 1,684 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Parking

41
41 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 34.8 km.

Toilets

2
Hangman's Bridge 2.3 km · 1,670 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 2.3 km to 2.3 km.

Viewpoints

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 16.6 km to 28.4 km.