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The summit of the stretch of Highway 17 that passes through the Santa Cruz Mountains is called Patchen Pass. The elevation of Patchen Pass is 1,808 feet.
Source: Clark, Donald Thomas. Santa Cruz County Place Names; a geographical dictionary. Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz Historical Society, 1986.
Verified by: DL, 2/00
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