Signs Tagged With Summit

US-50 west at Echo Summit -Elevation 7382 Feet. This is the summit of the Sierra Nevada on US-50 and the divide between the American River drainage and Lake Tahoe, which drains to the Truckee River.

Elevation 8000 Feet on CA-89 north. Taken on north descent from Monitor Pass.

Sierra pass closure information on US-395 south. Information for Sonora Pass (CA-108) and Tioga Pass (CA-120). At the time this photo was taken both passes were open.

US-395 south at CA-89 North to Markleeville and Monitor Pass. Monitor Pass was open when this was taken. This is the southern end of CA-89.

Jack Wright Pass - Elevation 5484 Feet.

AK-1 south (Seward Highway) at Turnagain Pass - Elevation 1015 Feet. Turnagain Pass is the highest point on the Seward Highway.

US-30 west at Fish Creek Summit.

Sign listing restrictions on Teton Pass in Wyoming. 60,000 lbs GVW over Teton Pass; no trailers 11-15 to 4-1. 10% grades over Teton Pass.

MT-87 at Raynolds Pass - Leaving Montana. The Idaho welcome sign is in the background. An early season snow storm had just passed through the area, leaving wet snow on all of the signs.

Distance marker on MT-87 south. Distance to Raynolds Pass (State Line - Continental Divide) and Ashton, ID.

Idaho State Line on ID-29 west at Bannock Pass - Elevation 7672 Feet. Bannock Pass is on the Continental Divide located on the Idaho-Montana border.

OR-242 East - McKenzie Pass - Elevation 5325 Feet. McKenzie Pass is closed during the winter months, and is also closed year round to long vehicles. The top of the pass is a lava field, with great views of the area volcanos.

I-5 south at Sexton Mountain Summit - Elevation 1960 Feet. This summit is one a series of passes I-5 crosses between Canyonville and Grants Pass in the Klamath Mountains. The milepost is also attached to the main sign.

I-5 south at Canyon Creek Summit - Elevation 2020 Feet. Canyon Creek Summit is the highest of the series of passes in the Klamath Mountains between Canyonville and Grants Pass along I-5.

Luther Pass - Elevation 7740 Feet. Luther Pass is on the divide between the Lake Tahoe Basin (to the north) and the Carson River.

Summit closure information on CA-89 south. Information for Ebbetts Pass (via CA-4), Monitor Pass (via CA-89) and Carson Pass (via CA-88). This photograph was taken in mid-June, and all of the passes are open. Carson Pass on CA-88 is the only pass that is typically opened year round.

US-50 each at Echo Summit -Elevation 7382 Feet. This is the summit of the Sierra Nevada on US-50 and the divide between the American River drainage and Lake Tahoe, which drains to the Truckee River.

I-15 south at Deer Lodge Pass - Elevation 5902 Feet. This is the Continental Divide. Southbound traffic enters the Missouri River drainage (via the Big Hole River, and Jefferson River). Northbound traffic enters the Columbia River drainage (via the Clark Fork, and Pend Oreille River). I-15 crosses the Continental Divide three times in Montana. Once at Monida Pass at the Idaho-Montana state line. Here at Deer Lodge Pass, and north of Butte and Elk Park Pass.

I-15 south at Elk Park Pass (Continental Divide). Elevation 6368 Feet. This is also the county boundary between Silver Bow and Jefferson County.

I-90 east at Bozeman Pass. Bozeman Pass is part of the Absaroka Mountain Range. These type of signs are common across Montana, giving name to the many mountain ranges in the state.

Welcome to Montana on US-20 East at Targhee Pass. Targhee Pass is on the Continental Divide. This style of Montana welcome sign is fairly recent. Previous welcome signs were blue, and were cut-out in the state outline.

Welcome to Montana on US-20 East at Targhee Pass. Targhee Pass is on the Continental Divide. West of here water flows into the Henrys Fork, the Snake River, and the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean. East of here water flows into the Madison River, the Missouri River, the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico.

Entering Boise County along ID-21 south. The Boise-Custer County Line is located on Banner Summit - Elevation 7037 Feet.

US-50 west at Little Antelope Summit - Elevation 7,438 Feet. Little Antelope Summit is in the Pine Range.

US-50 west at Robinson Pass - Elevation 7,607 Feet. Robinson Pass is in the Egan Range.