[1] It lies between the cirque containing Vogelsang Lake and the valley with Lewis Creek.

[3] The pass was named by Colonel Harry Coupland Benson, the Superintendent of Yosemite National Park in 1907.

[4]: 228  Alexander Vogelsang was subsequently the First Assistant United States Secretary of the Interior.

[7] Due to its elevation, Vogelsang Pass is in the alpine zone of the Sierra Nevada,[6] where the growing season is too short and cold to support trees.

[2] The pass is 1 mi (1.6 km) and 300 ft (90 m) of elevation above Vogelsang Lake.