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Sierra Nevada, San Emigdio Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains. The Tehachapi Mountains (/ təˈhætʃəpi /; Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") [1][2] are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately 40 miles (64 km) in southern Kern County and ...
Tehachapi Pass (Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") [2][3] is a mountain pass crossing the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, California. Traditionally, the pass marks the northeast end of the Tehachapis and the south end of the Sierra Nevada range. The route is a principal connector between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
The event offers several distance choices, the longest being around 100 miles (160 km) and 7,000 feet (2,100 m) of climbing through wind farms, vegetable farms, orchards and mountains. Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association (TMTA) is a local group of riders and trail builders. The trails are often used for singletrack mountain biking.
The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long (0.72 mi; 1.15 km) spiral, [1] or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad Mojave Subdivision through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave in the Mojave Desert.
Tejon Pass marks the intersection of the two largest seismic faults in California; the San Andreas and Garlock fault systems. The highest point of the pass is near the northwesternmost corner of Los Angeles County, north of Gorman. Its elevation is 4,160 feet (1,270 m) [1] along Peace Valley Road and Gorman Post Road, 70 miles (110 km ...
The ancient native trail which utilized what is now known as the Old Tejon Pass was found and explored in 1772 by Spanish explorer Pedro Fages. [1] The pass was used in 1776 by missionary explorer, padre Francisco Garcés. In 1806, Lt. Francisco Ruiz named it Tejon Pass while on an expedition into the San Joaquin Valley.
Red Rock Canyon State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California which features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park consists of approximately 27,000 acres (110 km 2) within the Mojave Sector of the Tehachapi District of the California State Park System, and is located along State Highway 14 in Kern County, about 80 miles (129 km) east of Bakersfield ...
Oak Creek Pass was the only route between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert over the Tehachapi Mountains until 1876, when the railroad was built to the north through Tehachapi Pass. [2] Ironically, the railroad was built on the 100th anniversary of Garces first use of the pass. Oak Creek Pass is a California Historical Landmark (# 97 ...