Transverse
The San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains are part of the Transverse Ranges of southern California.
Transverse
Transverse
Transverse
Transverse
Transverse
Transverse
The Cajon Pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains. The Tejon Pass (The Grapevine) through the Tehachapi Mountains, 75 miles north of Los Angeles. The San Gorgonio Pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains, linking the Inland Empire with Palm Springs and the other Desert Cities
Transverse
Transverse
Mountain passes are gaps that allow for easier foot travel from one side of the mountains to the other side of the mountains. The Cumberland Gap (through the Appalachian Mountains) was long used by the Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans, who 'found it' around 1750. See link below. The Cajon Pass (through the San Bernardino mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains) was used by a group of Mormon settlers traveling from Salt Lake City to Southern California in 1851. See link below.
San Gabriel Mountains