Government Harvey Pass
Usa, north-america
N/A
2,170 m
hard
Year-round
Government Harvey Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.170m (7,119ft) above the sea level, located in Lake County, in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Oregon.
Located within the Fremont-Winema National Forest, the road to the summit is unpaved. It’s called Forest Road 29, also known as Government Harvey Pass Road. It’s usually impassable from Mid- October to Mid-May. The drive offers spectacular vistas of the Summer Lake basin.Drive carefully on this road as it has narrow curves and washboard conditions. A fire burned much of this route in 2018. Be prepared.
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Road Details
- Country
- Usa
- Continent
- north-america
- Max Elevation
- 2,170 m
- Difficulty
- hard
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