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Mountain pass in California, United States

Polvadero Gap, at an elevation of 554 ft (169 m), is a gap in Fresno County, California.

The name "Polvadero" is derived from the Spanish word meaning "dusty". The gap was so named from the frequent dust storms there.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polvadero Gap
  2. Schrader, Frank Charles (1909). Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 23.

36°07′12″N 120°11′56″W / 36.120°N 120.199°W / 36.120; -120.199


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