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Glen Pass

Coordinates: 36°47′20″N 118°24′45″W / 36.7888242°N 118.4125975°W / 36.7888242; -118.4125975
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Glen Pass
Glen Pass from the south
Elevation11,926 ft (3,635 m)[1]
Traversed byJohn Muir Trail, Pacific Crest Trail
LocationFresno County, California, United States
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates36°47′20″N 118°24′45″W / 36.7888242°N 118.4125975°W / 36.7888242; -118.4125975[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Clarence King
Glen Pass is located in California
Glen Pass
Location in California

Glen Pass (also known as Blue Flower Pass) is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, located in Kings Canyon National Park, eastern Fresno County, California, United States. This pass, on the John Muir Trail, links Rae Lakes at 10,544 feet (3,214 m) elevation with Charlotte Lake at 10,499 feet (3,200 m) elevation.

The pass was named after Glen H. Crow, a Forest Service ranger.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Glen Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). "G". Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. LCCN 26-013444.