Editing Walker Pass (section)

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{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Walker Pass
| photo = SR178 5000 Elevation.jpg
| photo_caption = The approach to Walker Pass
| elevation_ft = 5,250
| elevation_ref = 
| traversed = {{jct|state=CA|CA|178}}
| location = [[Sierra Crest]], [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]], [[United States|US]]
| range = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]
| map = California
| map_size = 220
| coords = {{coord|35|39|47|N|118|01|37|W|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = 
| embedded ={{Infobox NRHP
| embed                    = yes
| name                     =
| nrhp_type                = nhl
| nearest_city             = [[Ridgecrest, California]]
| built                    = 1834
| added                    = October 15, 1966<ref name = nris/>
| designated_nrhp_type     = July 4, 1961<ref name="nhlsum">[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=116&resourceType=Structure NHL Summary]</ref>
| designated_other1        = California
| designated_other1_number = 99
| refnum                   = 66000210<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Walker Pass''' (el. {{convert|5250|ft|m|abbr=on}}) is a [[mountain pass]] by [[Lake Isabella]] in the southern [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]].  It is located in northeastern [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], approximately 53&nbsp;mi (85&nbsp;km) ENE of [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] and 10&nbsp;mi (16&nbsp;km) WNW of [[Ridgecrest, California|Ridgecrest]]. The pass provides a route between the [[Kern River Valley]] and [[San Joaquin Valley]] on the west, and the [[Mojave Desert]] on the east.

Walker Pass is a [[National Historic Landmark]], and is under the stewardship of the [[Bureau of Land Management]].