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Sonora Pass

Highway 108 at 9,624 ft, the second-highest highway pass in the Sierra. Closed in winter.
motorcycle crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
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motorcycle crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
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serious or fatal
riding roads within 5 mi
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riding roads within 5 mi

Road conditions to Sonora Pass today

As of Sat, Nov 14, 1:56 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 1 closure on SR-108 within 25 miles of Sonora Pass today (one of them a full closure). No chain controls are listed.

  • Full closure
    Tuolumne/Mono County Line → Winter Closure Gate · Inclement Weather · East / West
    since Nov 12, no end date listed · Caltrans

Checked Sat, Nov 14, 1:56 PM Pacific, from Caltrans. These lists don't include every closure: Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing, so check Caltrans QuickMap or call 1-800-427-7623 before you go. All riding roads this week

Weather at Sonora Pass this week

Weather
TodayMostly Sunny37° / 24°13 mph0%
SunMostly Sunny38° / 26°28 mph85%
MonLight Snow31° / 14°35 mph94%
TueSunny27° / 14°14 mph71%
WedHeavy Snow27° / 20°26 mph98%
ThuSnow25° / 14°20 mph91%
FriSlight Chance Light Snow27° / 11°7 mph23%

National Weather Service forecast at Sonora Pass (9,793 ft). Mountain weather changes with height.

Is it safe to ride a motorcycle to Sonora Pass?

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 1 motorcycle crash was reported within a mile of Sonora Pass from 2021–2026. The riding roads that lead there: Highway 108, Sonora Pass (37 crashes along 124 mapped miles). What to watch for on Highway 108, Sonora Pass: Grades up to 26% and tight hairpins near the top, sudden weather changes at altitude, and closed in winter.

Riding roads that get you there

Where motorcycle crashes cluster near Sonora Pass

No spot within a mile of Sonora Pass has 3 or more reported motorcycle crashes.

Common questions about Sonora Pass

Where is Sonora Pass?
Highway 108 at 9,624 ft, the second-highest highway pass in the Sierra. Closed in winter. Its location is 38.32793, -119.63718.
Which riding roads go to Sonora Pass?
Riding roads within 5 miles of Sonora Pass: Highway 108, Sonora Pass (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.
What are the road conditions to Sonora Pass today?
As of Sat, Nov 14, 1:56 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 1 closure on SR-108 within 25 miles of Sonora Pass today (one of them a full closure). No chain controls are listed. These lists don't include every closure (Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing), so check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) or call 1-800-427-7623 before you go.
How long does it take to ride to Sonora Pass?
It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.
Where does this data come from?
Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where they have map coordinates or could be placed from the street names on the report. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.

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Picked by us. Location from OpenStreetMap. Crashes: motorcycle crashes reported within a mile, 2021–2026, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), counted where the report has map coordinates or could be placed from its street names. Weather: National Weather Service. Check opening hours and closures before you go. How the data works.