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San Francisquito Pass
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| Elevation | 3655 feet |
| Traversed by | San Francisquito Canyon Road |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, California |
| Range | Sierra Pelona Mountains |
| Topo map | Lake Hughes, CA |
San Francisquito Pass, is a mountain pass of the Sierra Pelona Mountains northeast of Green Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. This pass, at the elevation 3,655 feet (1,114 m), was at the head of San Francisquito Canyon where from the time of the Spanish roads to the north from Los Angeles to the San Joaquin Valley, crossed the Sierra Pelonas into the San Andreas Rift near Elizabeth Lake.
The route of El Camino Viejo, the wagon route over the Old Tejon Pass [1] and its successor the Stockton - Los Angeles Road, and the Butterfield Overland Mail, used this pass.
It was a major route to the north until the construction of the Ridge Route. Today the pass continues to be used by San Francisquito Canyon Road, which crosses the pass today.[2]