mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
Local historians have described the Yaqui Pass route as an "old Indian trail." The Yaqui Pass Road was built in 1934-35 to connect with the new state highway through the Narrows. It was paved by the military during World War II— first paved road in the valley. During World War II, Yaqui Pass was used by the Marines to get to Camp Ensign, near Clark Dry Lake. Yaqui Pass is named after the nearby Yaqui Well, referring to a Yaqui Indian of Sonora, Mexico, who lived with a local
Kumeyaay
The Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai or by their historical Spanish name Diegueño, is a tribe of Indigenous peoples of the Americas who live at the northern border of Baja California in Mexico and the southern border of California in the Unit ...
Borrego Springs, California
Borrego Springs (''Borrego'', Spanish for "Sheep") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. The population was 3,429 at the 2010 census, up from 2,535 at the 2000 census, made up of both seasonal and year-round reside ...