A turnoff from the pass heads southeast to the Biedouw Valley and Wupperthal.

In December 1946, a Junkers Ju 86 aircraft (flight SAAF 647) of the South African Air Force crashed into the 1 077 Pakhuis Peak in misty weather, killing everyone on board.

The plane was on route to Cape Town from Pretoria with a cargo of plywood.

[2] During construction, Thomas Bain discovered many important San rock paintings in the area.

The grave of the poet C. Louis Leipoldt is situated on the pass 15 km from Clanwilliam.