Emigrant Gap
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| Elevation | 1585 |
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| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Road | Interstate 80 |
| U. S. 40 | |
| Interstate 80 in California | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2999816 |
About Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lower their wagons on ropes in order to continue.
