Information for visitors to the Tehachapi Mountains of Southern California.
Facts About the Tehachapi Mountains
HIGHEST PEAK: Double Montain (7,981 feet)
LENGTH: 40 miles
COUNTY:
Kern County
and
Los Angeles County
LOCATION:
Southern California
Wikipedia "Tehachapi Mountains" Article
Article with information about the Tehachapi Mountains'
geography, geology, natural history, flora, fauna, climate,
history, and mountain peaks. Activities in the park
include individual and family camping, group camping,
horseback riding on an equestrian trail, and hiking
on the
Nuooah Nature Trail.
Tehachapi Mountain Festival
Family festival held the third weekend in August
at Philip Marx Central Park in Tehachapi.
The event features live entertainment, a carnival,
5k and 10k running events, a car show, rodeo,
a parade, and other events and activities.
Tehachapi Mountain Park
490 acre Kern County park located about 8 miles southwest
of the town of Tehachapi between the cities of Majave and
Bakersfield.
Fort Tejon State Historic Park
Historic site located about 70 miles northwest of
Los Angeles near the top of Grapevine Canyon.
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park
This Kawaiisu Nuwa village Native American
historic site can only be visited by taking a
guided tour led by California state park on
weekends during the Spring and Fall months.
Indigenous People of the Tehachapi Mountains
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Kitanemuk
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Kawaiisu
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Serrano
Towns Near the Tehachapi Mountains
Tehachapi
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Bakersfield
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Mojave
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Taft
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Lancaster
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Palmdale
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Taft
Mountains of California
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