Gap, Pass, Notch, or Saddle?
Combining two of my major geekeries (maps and word-meanings), here's a map of gap-like (pass-like) geographical features, color-coded to what name is used for the place.
http://seattle.gii.net/~pfly/gnis.gap-pass-notch-saddle.jpg
Near here (Santa Cruz Mountains), there are Saratoga Gap (Highway 9 at 35), Waterman Gap (Highway 9 at 236 (the one north of Boulder Creek, which was recently made vastly worse by Cal-Trans)), and Patchen Pass (aka "The Summit", the highest point of Highway 17). Interesting to see that the vast majority of "Gap"s are in the Appalachians.
[ via
http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/2005/11/gap_pass_notch_.html and http://tinyurl.com/dpx74 ]
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