Talk:San Gorgonio Pass

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Altitude Correct?

Almost all maps I have seen state that the altitude of this "pass" is either 1500' or at most 2200'. On what do we base the claim it is 2600'? Doug 17:01, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. There's a nice shaded and colored topographic map of the pass region drawn by the Southern California Earthquake Data Center. From that, it looks like you could get either result, depending on how you define the pass' depth. A straight line drawn from the highest regions on either side passes through a 1000' to 1500' shaded region. But if you look at the highest low point of the pass, 5 or 6 miles west-southwest of Banning, it's around 2500'.

Probably need to look to some expert references, and site them on the article. --Justin 19:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Or go out there with a GPS that has altitude.Sign My Guestbook! User:Sumsum2010 03:25, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The summit of the San Gorgonio Pass on Interstate 10 is between Pennsylvania Ave and Beaumont Avenue in the City of Beaumont. The elevation is slightly more than 2600 ft. To the south of I-10, the Pass is slightly less than 2600 ft. This point, 33.919957, -116.970461, is near the lowest place on the divide. You can confirm this on Google Maps, terrain view. pechaney (talk) 19:02, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Location of Banning, with respect to the summit, Misnomer "Banning Pass"

The National Weather Service forecasts sometimes refer to the windy area near Banning as Banning Pass. The approved place name, however, is San Gorgonio Pass. This article says that Banning is on the west end of the pass, when, in fact, it is 6 miles east of the summit, which is in Beaumont. If one were going to stray from the approved name, then one should more descriptively call it Beaumont Pass (which it is not). pechaney (talk) 19:13, 6 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]