Silver Pass (10,781 feet) is the one of eight major passes you have to cross hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Although most of the other passes are named after a person, this is not the case for this one. The history goes more like this: Theodore S. Solomons, also called the “father” of the John Muir Trail by some, named a nearby creek Silver Creek in 1892, because he thought its rushing water had a silvery look. He also named a summit Silver Peak presumably due to its proximity to the creek. In 1912 the first Mount Goddard map showed the Silver Divide as well as the Silver Pass, named by the USGS.

Hiking northbound, you can see Lake of the Lone Indian, Papoose Lake, Chief Lake, Warrior Lake and Squaw Lake before you hike up to Silver Pass.

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Location: Fresno County, California, United States

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