Phil Martz lists "Glacier Ridge Pass" (name made up by him?) at 36.63284, -118.56034, elev. 11,829, class 3. It is right next to the location you are asking about. See https://web.archive.org/web/20170524174 ... es-new.htm.
More on routes near Josephine Lake:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15745
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18984&start=20#p141183
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=18993&start=20#p142017
Crossing Glacier Ridge
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Re: Crossing Glacier Ridge
I couldn't get the archive page to open properly. We found the crossing to be class 3, but I couldn't tell if that was just cuz of the snow blocking easier options. For us the most challenging part was accessing the sloping ledges from the soft snow. Certainly the beauty and ease of the descent to Cloud canyon is worth a lot.
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=36.6356 ... z=15&b=mbt
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=36.6356 ... z=15&b=mbt