Carson Pass, California
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Carson Pass is on California 88. The highway runs northeast from Jackson overthe pass then connects to several routes to Lake Tahoe, Carson City, and EbbetsPass.
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Markleeville is the county seat of Alpine County, the least populous county in California. I used to think of this as the most inaccessible part of California and it is - from California - but it's at risk of being invaded by urban sprawl from Reno and Carson City. |
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North of Markleeville are road cuts through lahar deposits. |
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Views along California 88 north of Markleeville. |
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Left and below: xenoliths in granite. |
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View east from the summit of Carson Pass. |
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Near the summit of Carson Pass are pedestals of Tertiary volcanic rocks sitting atop the granitic rocks. |
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Left: flat-lying volcanic rocks overlying granitic rocks. Below: Views of the high country. |
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Created 7 April 2003, Last Update 06 June 2020