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 2021–2025. 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.

• Highway 108, Sonora PassHigh Sierra crossing over 9,624 ft Sonora Pass.Passes right by it · 124 mi of road · 37 motorcycle crashes (5 fatal)

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

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.

Is Sonora Pass open?

Mountain roads here close for snow, and sometimes for fire, rockslides or roadwork. Check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) or call 1-800-427-7623 for current closures and chain controls 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 only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.