Cahuenga Pass
The Cahuenga Pass, also known by its Spanish name Paseo de Cahuenga, is a low mountain pass through the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Hollywood Hills district of the City of Los Angeles, California. It has an elevation of. The Cahuenga Pass connects the Los Angeles Basin to the San Fernando Valley via U.S. Route 101 and Cahuenga Boulevard. It is the lowest pass through the mountains.
History
The name Cahuenga comes from a Tongva village named Kawé’nga, probably meaning "at the mountain".It was the site of two major battles: the Battle of Cahuenga Pass in 1831, and the Battle of Providencia or Second Battle of Cahuenga Pass in 1845. Both were on the San Fernando Valley side near present-day Studio [City, Los Angeles, California|Studio City], and cannonballs are still occasionally found during excavations in the area. Along the route of the historic El Camino Real, the historic significance of the pass is also marked by a marker along Cahuenga Blvd. which names the area Paseo de Cahuenga.