A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants. A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants.
Donner Summit is also the Sierra Divide where storms spend most of their time, dropping 35-40 feet of snow a year, making skiing a major industry and making the Sierra a reservoir for the rest of the state. Arguably, Donner Summit and Donner Pass across it, is the most important square mile in California.
Tejon Pass is a mountain pass in southern California, which traverses the Grapevine Canyon. Tejon Summit is located on Interstate 5 approximately 70 miles north of Los Angeles, California. Tejon pass is often called the Grapevine, however, the Grapevine more correctly references the steep 5 1/2 mile grade section at the northern end of this pass. Northbound I-5 from Tejon Summit has a vertical descent of 2613 feet over 11.6 miles. The grade is steep for the first 2 to 3 miles then it lessens significantly before reaching the very steep grade section called the Grapevine Hill at 6.5 miles north of the summit.