Yuba Pass, California

This article is about the settlement in Nevada County. For the mountain pass in Sierra County, see Yuba Pass, California (landform).
Yuba Pass
Unincorporated community
Yuba Pass

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°19′23″N 120°36′01″W / 39.32306°N 120.60028°W / 39.32306; -120.60028Coordinates: 39°19′23″N 120°36′01″W / 39.32306°N 120.60028°W / 39.32306; -120.60028
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 5,636 ft (1,718 m)

Yuba Pass is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.[1] Yuba Pass is located on the former Southern Pacific Railroad (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad), 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Yuba Gap.[2] It lies at an elevation of 5636 feet (1718 m).[1]

This Yuba Pass should not be confused with the completely unrelated mountain pass of the same name on California State Route 49 in Sierra County.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yuba Pass, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 580. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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