Glen Pass

{{short description|Mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, California}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Glen Pass

| photo = Glen Pass from the south on John Muir Trail.jpg

| photo_caption = Glen Pass from the south

| map = California

| map_caption = Location in California

| map_relief = yes

| elevation_ft = 11926

| elevation_ref =

{{cite gnis

| id = 260603

| name = Glen Pass }}

| traversed = John Muir Trail, Pacific Crest Trail

| location = Fresno County, California, United States

| range = Sierra Nevada

| coords = {{coord|36.7888242|N|118.4125975|W|type:pass_region:US-CA_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Mount Clarence King

}}

Glen Pass (also known as Blue Flower Pass) is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, located in Kings Canyon National Park, eastern Fresno County, California, United States. This pass, on the John Muir Trail, links Rae Lakes at {{convert|10544|ft|0}} elevation with Charlotte Lake at {{convert|10499|ft|0}} elevation.

The pass was named after Glen H. Crow, a Forest Service ranger.{{cite book|title=Place Names of the High Sierra|year=1926|first=Francis P.|last=Farquhar|chapter=G|url=http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/g.html|location=San Francisco|publisher=Sierra Club|lccn=26-013444}}

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