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Tehachapi (/ t ə ˈ h æ tʃ ə p i / ⓘ; Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") [7] [8] is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m), [4] between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
The eastern Tehachapi foothills: panoramic view with the Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm. The origin of the name Tehachapi may come from the Kawaiisu language, derived from the word "tihachipia" translated as "hard climb". [11] The historic Indigenous peoples of California with homelands in the Tehachapi Mountains were the: Kitanemuk; Kawaiisu [12 ...
Location Postmile [5] [1] [6] Destinations Notes R1.48: California Correctional Institution main entrance: West end of SR 202 7.30: Woodford Tehachapi Road: Former US 466 west: Tehachapi: R8.87: Tucker Road south, Valley Boulevard east: Former US 466 east / SR 202 east: R9.38: SR 58 Bus. east (Tehachapi Boulevard) / Red Apple Avenue
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The Tehachapis are delineated from the Sierra Pelona Mountains by California State Route 138 at the range's southwestern end, connecting Interstate 5 and the Antelope Valley. The Tehachapis are delineated from the Sierra Nevada by Tehachapi Pass and State Route 58 at the range's northeastern end, connecting the San Joaquin Valley and Mojave Desert.
California Department of Parks and Recreation Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park is a state historic park located in Tehachapi, Kern County, California . [ 1 ] Designated as a state park in 1993 by California, with the agreement of elderly members of the native tribe, the land encompassing Tomo-Kahni was a settlement established by the Kawaiisu ...
The Tehachapi Mountains are visible in the distance. State Route 58 did not exist as a California sign route until 1964, although previous to 1964, it was part of California Legislative Route 58. The other part of Legislative Route 58 is California's segment of Interstate 40; previous to 1964 it was a segment of US 66.
California Correctional Institution, colloquially referred to as "Tehachapi" Tehachapi High School in Tehachapi, California; Tehachapi Unified School District, based in Tehachapi, California; Tehachapi Mountains surrounding Tehachapi, California, and often considered the southern boundary of Central California; Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP ...