Monitor PassRoad closed eastbound8 min ago

SR-89 · CA · 8,314 ft

Monitor Pass

Name: Monitor Pass road and snow conditions
Creator: Pass Conditions

Official agency wording and exceptions

East · Chain control levelROAD CLOSED
East · Caltrans reportClosed to traffic.
Caltrans · agency update 3 hr ago

Our readingRoad closed eastbound

Our successful checkchecked 8 min agoAgencyagency update 3 hr ago

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Matched control points

MONITOR PASSSR-89 · EastEast · Chain control levelROAD CLOSEDEast · Caltrans reportClosed to traffic.Road closed eastboundagency update 3 hr agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

MNO/ALP Co. LineSR-89 · EastEast · Chain control levelR-0East · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 247 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

Jct. 395SR-89 · WestWest · Chain control levelR-0West · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 247 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

MARKLEEVILLESR-89 · NorthNorth · Chain control levelR-0North · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 200 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

WOODFORDSSR-89 · SouthSouth · Chain control levelR-0South · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 200 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

PICKETTS JUNCTIONSR-89 · NorthNorth · Chain control levelR-0North · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 153 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

Luther PassSR-89 · NorthNorth · Chain control levelR-0North · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 177 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

ALP/ELD CNTY LINE LUTHER PASSSR-89 · SouthSouth · Chain control levelR-0South · Caltrans reportNo chain controls are in effect at this time.Status needs confirmationagency update 153 days agoOur observation: checked 8 min ago

Cameras near Monitor Pass

Official DOT views

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Weather near Monitor Pass

8,314 ft

Road restrictions, station measurements and forecasts describe different things. Times below use Pacific time.

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.0 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

72h gridded snowfall estimate

Not available

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

season gridded snowfall estimate

0.1 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

Measured station snow depth

0.0 in · old or expired

Monitor Pass · 0.4 mi from pass · 8320 ft elevation. Not a measurement at the pass.

Observation / analysis time: 2026-10-28 (daily value; time not supplied)
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

Forecast snowfall

1.2 in

NWS grid near the pass. Expected snow over the forecast window, not observed snowfall.

Issued: Oct 29, 2026, 4:30 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Forecast window: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT to Nov 1, 2026, 4:00 AM PST

Official NWS forecast ↗

NWS outlook and forecast details

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low 29°F, SW wind 5 mph, 0% precipitation; Thursday: Mostly Cloudy, high 44°F, SW wind 5 to 15 mph, 6% precipitation. 1.2 inches of NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

Check the current NWS point forecast ↗

Snow history near Monitor Pass

55 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2026-2027	Not available	0.0 in	Monitor Pass 0.4 mi away · 8,320 ft
2025-2026	Not available	52.0 in	Monitor Pass 0.4 mi away · 8,320 ft
2024-2025	0.9 in	57.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2023-2024	5.9 in	69.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2022-2023	9.6 in	132.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2021-2022	3.2 in	53.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2020-2021	7.0 in	59.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2019-2020	3.0 in	38.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2018-2019	4.5 in	85.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2017-2018	4.1 in	65.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2016-2017	0.0 in	102.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2015-2016	2.0 in	55.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2014-2015	0.4 in	20.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2013-2014	1.2 in	27.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2012-2013	1.6 in	46.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2011-2012	0.2 in	26.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2010-2011	0.0 in	98.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2009-2010	1.5 in	50.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2008-2009	0.8 in	56.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2007-2008	2.2 in	73.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2006-2007	0.3 in	41.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2005-2006	0.2 in	73.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2004-2005	2.8 in	71.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2003-2004	0.9 in	62.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2002-2003	1.8 in	47.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2001-2002	0.7 in	44.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
2000-2001	0.7 in	0.0 in	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1985-1986	0.0 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1984-1985	0.0 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1983-1984	0.2 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1982-1983	0.1 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1981-1982	0.0 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1980-1981	0.2 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1979-1980	1.1 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft
1978-1979	2.9 in	Not available	TOPAZ LAKE 20.7 mi away · 5,292 ft

Recent status transitions

Oct 29, 2026, 9:10 PM UTCopen → closedClosed to traffic.

Oct 23, 2026, 5:20 PM UTCclosed → openNo chain controls are in effect at this time.

Oct 21, 2026, 7:10 PM UTCopen → closedClosed to traffic.

Coverage and roadside context

Road informationCaltrans CWWP2 chain-control points statewide, polled every 10 minutes.

LimitA clear R-0 point is not a guarantee that every road segment is clear. Check the linked Caltrans route report before departure.

Chain rulesCalifornia R-1, R-2 and R-3 chain controls. See chain controls in effect now across the West.

Cameras Live Caltrans and WSDOT stills are displayed above with agency attribution; Pass Conditions does not archive them.

RWIS Roadside weather readings are not republished yet. Use the official DOT link above for that view.

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