{
  "name": "Tioga Pass",
  "slug": "tioga-pass-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/tioga-pass-road/",
  "summary": "Yosemite's high country crossing, the highest highway pass in the Sierra Nevada.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "CA 120",
    "SR 120"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "California",
    "start": {
      "name": "Crane Flat",
      "lat": 37.755164,
      "lon": -119.801912
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Lee Vining",
      "lat": 37.955997,
      "lon": -119.118852
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 58.4,
    "lengthKm": 94,
    "driveMinutes": 117,
    "corners": 38,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 3033,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Closed most of the year by snow",
    "High altitude",
    "Wildlife and stopping sightseers"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "View on Tenaya Lake",
    "Disappearing Meadows",
    "Ellery Lake Lookout"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 520
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}