San Francisquito Pass
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 San Francisquito Pass
San Francisquito Pass
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| Elevation | 3,655 feet (1,114 m) |
| Traversed by | San Francisquito Canyon Road |
| Location | Los Angeles County, California |
| Range | Sierra Pelona Mountains |
| Coordinates | 34°38′22.74″N 118°22′50.34″W / 34.6396500°N 118.3806500°WCoordinates: 34°38′22.74″N 118°22′50.34″W / 34.6396500°N 118.3806500°W |
| Topo map | Lake Hughes, CA |
San Francisquito Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, located northeast of Green Valley and Santa Clarita, in northern Los Angeles County, California.
The pass, at the elevation 3,655 feet (1,114 m), is at the head of San Francisquito Canyon. San Francisquito Canyon Road, crossing over the Sierra Pelonas here, leads to Elizabeth Lake in the Leona Valley to the north, and Saugus to the south.
San Francisquito Pass was on the El Camino Viejo, an alternate land route to the El Camino Real for reaching northern Spanish and Mexican colonial Alta California. It connected the Pueblo of Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley with the San Joaquin Valley. The El Camino Viejo horse and wagon trail next crossed the Tehachapi Mountains into the San Joaquin Valley at Old Tejón Pass.
The route's successor, the , used San Francisquito Pass and Fort Tejon Pass (west of Old Tejón Pass). The Butterfield Overland Mail route (1857-1861) followed the Stockton—Los Angeles Road between the San Fernando and San Joaquin Valleys, and used both passes. It had a stagecoach stops at King's Station (southern canyon) and Widow Smith's Station (near pass) in San Francisquito Canyon.
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