Tehachapi Pass 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
The Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, as seen from California State Route 58
The Tehachapi Mountains and Tehachapi Pass in 1869
The Tejon Pass, previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio
Tehachapi Pass
…the road is now State Route 58. The pass is also the route of the planned California High-Speed Rail line. The Tehachapi Mountains are also crossed by Tejon Pass at the southwest end of the range. The meaning of the name Tehachapi Pass is often a source of confusion. Technically, i.e., as noted on USGS topographic…
The top of the Tejon Pass on southbound Interstate 5 (2009)
Tejon Pass near Grapevine, California, in 1868
Interstate 5 through Tejon Pass, 1963
The exit to Fort Tejon, on the northward slope of the Tejon Pass just before descending into the Central Valley