Pacheco Pass
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Pacheco Pass, elevation 1,368 ft, is a low mountain pass located in the Diablo Range in southeastern Santa Clara County, California. It is the main route through the hills separating the Santa Clara V
Coming over the pass eastbound on CA 152
Pacheco Pass is named after Don Francisco Pérez Pacheco, a noted Californio ranchero whose lands were situated on the pass.
Pacheco State Park
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Pacheco State Park is a California State Park to the south of Pacheco Pass in the Diablo Range, located mostly in western Merced County, California but extending into southeastern Santa Clara County a
Pacheco Pass
…name for the pass was Robber's Pass attributed to the frequent hold-ups experienced by travelers using the route. A trail nearby, through what is now Pacheco State Park, was used by the Yokuts people to cross the mountains and trade with other native people on the coast. Spanish army officer Gabriel Moraga first recorded…
Dinosaur Point in Pacheco State Park