El Camino Sierra

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   Los Angeles (Newhall Pass)

   start point at Historic Route 99/6 intersection · border of San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys
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   Canyon Country (Santa Clarita)

   signed as CA 14U along old pre-freeway alignment
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   Whitney Canyon Park

   hiking spot just off the highway
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   Oak of the Golden Dream (Placerita Canyon)

   site of an 1842 gold discovery, predating Sutter's Mill
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   Agua Dulce / Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

   hiking spot with notable rock formations · used as a filming location
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   Acton

   filming location for a 1971 highway chase film
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   Palmdale

   gateway to Antelope Valley
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   Lancaster

   Musical Road novelty on Avenue G · last town with train access on this route
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   Rosamond

   optional detour east to a military air base and museum
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    Mojave

    freeway alignment ends here · aerospace test facility open to the public
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    Red Rock Canyon State Park

    desert scenery used as a filming location
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    Inyokern

    route re-signed from state highway to US route here
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    Owens Lake

    route runs parallel to the Sierra Nevada past the lake
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    Lone Pine

    access point for the tallest peak in the lower 48 states · optional detour toward a major national park
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    Manzanar National Historic Site

    former WWII-era internment camp
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    Independence

    home to a regional history museum
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    Big Pine

    access point for an ancient pine forest detour · reputed home of the world's oldest tree
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    Bishop

    largest town in the region · known for rock climbing · railroad history museum
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    Mammoth Lakes

    resort and ski town · reached via a short detour east
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    Mono Lake

    unique ecosystem popular with migratory birds
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    Bodie State Historic Park

    Gold Rush-era ghost town · access road difficult in winter
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    Bridgeport

    notable historic courthouse
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    Devil's Gate

    mountain-pass rock formation marking start of descent
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    Topaz

    route diverges from US 395 onto CA 89 here
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    Monitor Pass

    only stretch of the route subject to regular seasonal closure
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    Markleeville

    marks the far end of the Monitor Pass closure stretch
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    South Lake Tahoe

    route's northern terminus at US 50/CA 89 roundabout

Named places along this route

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this trip, measured to its own snapped line. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.