coord 34 53 30.24 N 118 40 41.60 W display title Geobox Range name TehachapiMountains image TejonSouth.jpg image caption Southward view of the TehachapiMountains, br San Gabriel Mountains in distance ... Mountains , br Sierra Pelona Mountains highest Double Mountain California Double Mountain highest elevation imperial 7981 highest lat d highest long d map Wpdms shdrlfi020l tehachapi mountains.jpg The TehachapiMountains pron en t h t pi , regionally also called The Tehachapis , are a mountain ... legislature, both using the crest of the TehachapiMountains as the new border, and both proposals ... The California mixed evergreen forest plant community in the upper TehachapiMountains The Tehachapi ... plant species endemism endemic to chaparral habitat in the TehachapiMountains and the southern Sierra ... endemic to the TehachapiMountains and a listed Vulnerable species . The White eared Pocket Mouse is endemism ... br The historic Indigenous peoples of California with homelands in the TehachapiMountains were the Kitanemuk ... new developments in portions of the TehachapiMountains, including the Tejon Mountain Village and Centennial ... of Tehachapi Pass. Peaks File EastTehachapiCrest.jpg thumb right 300px TehachapiMountains Crest peaks ... TehachapiMountains External links http www.parks.ca.gov default.asp?page id 610 Tomo Kahni State ... of Southern California de TehachapiMountains es Monta as Tehachapi fr TehachapiMountains it Monti Tehachapi nl TehachapiMountains ja ... Mountains on the west and Sierra Pelona Mountains on the southwest. The Tehachapis are delineated from the San Emigdio Mountains by Tejon Pass at the range s western end. The dramatic incline of Interstate ... 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 California ... and Mojave Desert. The Union Pacific north south railroad line, with the famous Tehachapi Loop ... more details
Tehachapi may refer to Tehachapi, California in the TehachapiMountainsTehachapi High School in Tehachapi, California Tehachapi Loop , the railroad engineering feat enabling trains to traverse the Tehachapi Pass TehachapiMountains surrounding Tehachapi, California, and often considered the southern boundary of Central California Tehachapi Municipal Airport KTSP in Tehachapi, California Tehachapi News , based in Tehachapi, California Tehachapi Pass in the TehachapiMountainsTehachapi Pass Wind Farm , one of the largest wind farms in California Tehachapi Tribe , an Indian tribe best remembered for the 1863 Keyesville Massacre in which 53 men from the tribe were killed in Keyesville, California Tehachapi Unified School District , based in Tehachapi, California In popular culture Tehachapi , a 1995 Christina Applegate movie, later retitled Across the Moon Endurance TV series Endurance Tehachapi , the fourth season of the Survivor TV series Survivor like reality program featuring teenagers Reference in the chorus of the song Willin by Lowell George of Little Feat on the albums Little Feat , Sailin Shoes and Waiting for Columbus blockquote And I ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari , Tehachapi to Tonopah . br I ve driven every kind of rig that s ever been made br driven the backroads so I wouldn t get weighed. disambig nl Tehachapi ... more details
Infobox mountain pass name Tehachapi Pass photo Wpdms shdrlfi020l tehachapi pass.jpg photo caption Tehachapi Pass elevation ft 3793 elevation ref traversed California State Route 58 State Route 58 Union Pacific Railroad location Kern County, California , USA range Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada coordinates coord 35 06 08 N 118 16 58 W type pass display inline,title topo Tehachapi Pass elevation convert 3793 ft m 0 is a mountain pass in southern California in the United States , due east of the town of Tehachapi, California Tehachapi . It is located at the northeast end of the TehachapiMountains where they connect to the southern end of the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada mountains. The pass effectively marks the southern end of the Sierra. The pass connects the San Joaquin Valley to the Mojave Desert . It is crossed by California State Route 58 State Route 58 and the main line of the former Southern Pacific Railroad , now operated by the Union Pacific Railroad . The railroad feature known as Tehachapi Loop is located approximately convert 18 mi km 0 west of the pass. The area around to the east and south of the pass is home to the Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm , one of California s larger wind farm s. The pass will also serve as the route for the California High Speed Rail line between Palmdale and Bakersfield . The TehachapiMountains are also crossed by Tejon Pass at the southern end. Image Tehachapi pass.jpg 200px left thumb Tehachapi Pass Category Landforms of Kern County, California Category Mojave Desert Category Mountain passes of the Sierra Nevada U.S. Category Historic trails and roads in California Category Rail mountain passes of the United States Category Mountain passes of California Category Transportation in Kern County, California ja ... more details
name CGN is a city incorporated in 1909 located in the TehachapiMountains between Bakersfield, California ...Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name City of Tehachapi other name native name for cities whose ... skyline Tehachapi sign.jpg imagesize image caption Looking northwest along Route 58 in Tehachapi after ... Tehachapi Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location of Tehachapi, California image ... City of Tehachapi footnotes Infobox ends Image Tehachapi windmills.jpg right thumb Wind Turbines in the mountains Image Aerial TehachapiWindFarm.jpg right thumb Small portion of wind farms with Tehachapi in the distance Tehachapi pron en t h t pi formerly Tehachapai , ref name gnis ... . Tehachapi is located convert 35 mi km east southeast of Bakersfield, ref name CGN California s Geographic ... Tehachapi Loop a popular railfan site , Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm , The Indian Point Ostrich ... security prison, the California Correctional Institution , also known as the Tehachapi State Prison, is in the area. The population was 10,957 at the 2000 census. Area history File 2009 0726 CA Tehachapi ... Places NRHP and was the oldest building in downtown Tehachapi until it burned in June 2008. The building ... Tehachapi News accessdate 2008 07 10 ref It is since been rebuilt using the original plans with only ... name Depot http www.tehachapidepot.com Tehachapi Depot Groundbreaking , Tehachapi Depot Back On Track, June 13, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009. ref On July 21, 1952 Tehachapi was devastated by a magnitude ... possibility for the origin of the name Tehachapi comes from the Kawaiisu language Kawaiisu language ... needed date November 2010 Climate Tehachapi is known for its four season climate. It can be sunny and relatively ...?ca8826 ref Earthquakes Downtown Tehachapi is convert 15 mi km 0 from the White Wolf Fault, convert 6 mi km 0 from the Garlock Fault and convert 30 mi km 1 from the San Andreas Fault . Tehachapi is best ... date November 2010 Community and culture Community Orchestra and Theater Tehachapi boasts two local ... more details
Notability date January 2010 Primary sources date January 2010 Tehachapi News is the local source for news and events affecting the residents and businesses in Tehachapi, California . The newspaper is published every Wednesday and is available through home delivery and at rack locations throughout the area. The first publication started in 1915 and has continued since then. The Tehachapi News is owned by Valley Direct Inc. Claudia Elliott is the current Managing Editor of the Tehachapi News . See also Jon Hammond External links http www.tehachapinews.com Tehachapi News Category Newspapers published in California California newspaper stub ... more details
Infobox railfanning location name Tehachapi Loop image Kluft photo aerial Tehachapi Loop Sept 2009 Img 0214s.jpg image size 300 caption Aerial photo of Tehachapi Loop city Walong, California Walong state California type loop railways Union Pacific Railroad UP BNSF Railway BNSF Image ATSF 19870400 CA Walong.jpg thumb 300px An eastbound Santa Fe train passes over itself on the loop in April 1987. Image Tehachapi Loop.jpg thumb 300px A panoramic view of the Tehachapi Loop. The Tehachapi Loop is a convert .73 mi km long Spiral railway spiral , or helix , on The Union Pacific Railroad through Tehachapi Pass , in south central California . The railroad line connects Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave 2C California Mojave in the Antelope Valley . The loop takes its name from the circuitous route it takes, in which the track passes over itself, a design which lessens the angle of the grade. The loop gains a total of 77 feet in elevation as the track ascends at a sustained 2 grade. ref cite journal last1 Ande first1 Howard last2 first2 year 2010 title Tehachapi in the 21st Century journal NRHS Bulletin publisher National Railway Historical Society volume 75 issue Spring 2010 pages 4 21 url doi ref A train more than convert 4000 ft km long about 85 boxcars thus passes over itself going around the loop. Today, the railway line is one of the busiest single track mainlines in the world ... been constructed in the nearby town of Tehachapi, California Tehachapi . In 1998 it was named a National ... has created a scale model of the Tehachapi Pass at the http www.sdmodelrailroadm.com the tehachapi loop ... In The Loop Tehachapi News & Entertainment http www.trainweb.org KernJunction cross.htm The Cross at the Loop http www.railserve.com tehachapiTehachapi Loop Photos http sdmrm.org the tehachapi pass ... in Kern County, California Category Transportation in Kern County, California de Tehachapi Loop ja sv Tehachapi Loop ... more details
Taxobox name Slender Salamanders status VU status system IUCN3.1 trend unknown regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Caudata familia Lungless salamander Plethodontidae genus Batrachoseps species B. stebbinsi binomial Batrachoseps stebbinsi binomial authority Brame & Murray, 1968 The Tehachapi slender salamander Batrachoseps stebbinsi is a Lungless salamander plethodontid salamander, and one of the larger members of genus Batrachoseps . It is Endemism endemic to California , in Kern County, California Kern County in the western United States . Distribution The Tehachapi slender salamander is closely related to the Kern Canyon slender salamander . It is considered a threatened species in California, and is found only in isolated areas of the Piute Mountains Piute and Tehachapi Mountains of the Transverse Ranges in Southern California . Much of the salamander s habitat is currently located on land owned by Tejon Ranch . Description This salamander is dark brown in color with light, glittery looking speckles of coppery red and silver covering its 3 inch length. Like other plethodontids it lacks lungs and breathes through its skin, which it must keep moist. It lives in damp leaf litter and emerges during high humidity or rain. Conservation The Tehachapi slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species . References IUCN2006 assessors Hammerson year 2004 id 2648 title Batrachoseps stebbinsi downloaded 11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used Category Batrachoseps Category Endemic fauna of California Salamander Category Amphibians of the United States Salamander Category Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands Category Natural history of Kern County, California Category Transverse Ranges Category Vulnerable fauna of California fr Batrachoseps stebbinsi pt Batrachoseps stebbinsi sr Batrachoseps stebbinsi ... more details
Infobox Airport name Tehachapi Municipal Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image Aerial TehachapiAirport.jpg image width caption Aerial KTSP Airport area IATA TSP ICAO KTSP FAA TSP type Public owner operator City of Tehachapi city served location Tehachapi, California elevation f 4,001 elevation m 1,219.5 coordinates Coord 35 08 06 N 118 26 21 W type airport region US display inline,title website http www.tehachapicityhall.com index.asp?nid 26 metric elev metric rwy r1 number 11 29 r1 length f 4,031 r1 length m 1,229 r1 surface Asphalt stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Tehachapi Municipal Airport Airport codes TSP KTSP TSP is a public airport located in Tehachapi, California Tehachapi , serving Kern County, California Kern County , California , United States USA . This general aviation airport covers convert 264 acre ha 0 lk on and has one runway . ref cite web title Airport publisher City of Tehachapi url http www.tehachapicityhall.com index.asp?nid 26 accessdate 2008 08 17 ref The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. In 1952 after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake isolated Tehachapi from access by roads or rail, the airport served as the destination for an emergency relief ... side in 2009. ref cite web title Tehachapi Municipal Airport Positive Growth publisher California ... owned gliderport also located in Tehachapi References reflist External links http sq46.cawg.cap.gov Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46 , Civil Air Patrol http 160knots.com tehachapi.htm Flying into Tehachapi by Frank Holbert airport related articles in the Tehachapi News http www.tehachapinews.com home ViewPost 44782 Tehachapi Airport becomes strong economic asset http www.tehachapinews.com home ViewPost 66582 New light sport aircraft designed in Tehachapi http www.tehachapinews.com home ViewPost 52487 Tehachapi Airport is a Growing Force in our community FAA airport ID TSP use PU own PU ... more details
Infobox School image name Tehachapi High School type Public school government funded Public location 800 South Dennison Road br Tehachapi, California Tehachapi, CA information 661 822 2163 established grades 9 12 enrollment 1500 faculty principal Bev Thompson mascot Warrior motto Home of the Warriors colors colorbox Green colorbox black Green and Black district Tehachapi Unified School District website Tehachapi High School is the single comprehensive high school serving students in grades 9 12 in the Tehachapi, California area, a convert 4000 ft m sing on mountain pass region between Bakersfield, California Bakersfield Kern County in California s central valley and Lancaster, California Lancaster Palmdale, California Palmdale Los Angeles County in the high desert. Even though Tehachapi is in Southern California , because of its altitude, Tehachapi enjoys a four season climate, with occasional snow in the winter. THS is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District , a K 12 school district. Tehachapi High School has a current enrollment of 1,500 plus, with District enrollment of approximately 4,900. THS has the reputation of being one of the preferred educational programs in Kern County, with test scores higher than many other high schools in the county, and highly honored athletics and activity programs. ref http www.weblo.com asset news 30779 Tehachapi High School Home of the Warriors Tehachapi High School Home of the Warriors Tehachapi High School Tehachapi High School News on Weblo.com Bot generated title ref Tehachapi High School was built in 2003 after the community passed a 1.5 million dollar budget to build the state of the art high school. It is divided into wings ... at Tehachapi High open walkways , except for inside existing buildings. The gym has been ... ths External links http www.teh.k12.ca.us Tehachapi Unified School District http www.teh.k12.ca.us ths Tehachapi High School coord missing Kern County, California Category High schools in Kern County ... more details
For schools with a similar name, see Monroe High School . Infobox School image Image Monroe High School.JPG 225px name Monroe High School type Public school government funded Public location 20569 Eumatilla br Tehachapi, California Tehachapi, CA information 661 822 2124 established grades 9 12 enrollment 140 faculty 10 principal Paul Press mascot Panther motto Home of the Panthers colors colorbox Blue Blue district Tehachapi Unified School District website http www.teh.k12.ca.us mhs Monroe High School Monroe High School is the main continuation high school that is located just outside of Tehachapi, California . Monroe has one principal, a secretary and office clerk, a counselor and six full time teachers. ref http www.teh.k12.ca.us mhs stories storyReader 10 Teachers Staff , Monroe High School, retrieved 2009 01 03 ref The school is also the site of the Monroe Independent Study Center formerly Summit Independent Study Center , ref http www.trulia.com schools CA Tehachapi Summit Independent Study Center Summit Independent Study Center Trulia real estate search, retrieved 2009 01 03 ref and Tehachapi Adult School. ref http www.city data.com school tehachapi adult ca.html Tehachapi Adult School in Tehachapi, CA , City data.com, retrieved 2009 01 03 ref Monroe is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District . ref name SD http www.teh.k12.ca.us Tehachapi Unified School District , retrieved 2009 01 02 ref About Monroe High School is for teens who are having educational and behavior problems and cannot be in regular school. The school offers smaller class sizes average 21 1 pupil teacher ratio personalized assistance from teachers individualized course of study designed to help you graduate on time or earlier opportunities to gain work experience prior to finishing high school. References reflist coord 35.117153 118.376806 display title Category High schools in Kern County, California Category Continuation high schools in California California school stub ... more details
Infobox school name Tehachapi Unified School District image imagesize motto motto translation streetaddress 400 South Snyder city Tehachapi, CA Tehachapi state CA zipcode 93561 coordinates coord 35.127631 118.437102 type edu display inline free label 1 Telephone free 1 661 822 2100 url http www.teh.k12.ca.us schoolnumber schoolboard http www.teh.k12.ca.us stories storyReader 22 School board members affiliation superintendent Richard L. Swanson trustee principal viceprincipal administrator schooltype public grades K 12 language area Kern County mascot teamname colors founded enrollment 4900 grades K 12 enrollment as of free label 1 Elementary Schools br Alternative Schools free 1 3 br br 1 free label 2 Middle Schools free 2 1 free label 3 High Schools free 3 1 The Tehachapi Unified School District is a school district in the Tehachapi, California area with approximately 4,900 students. Richard L. Swanson Ph.D. is the district s Superintendent. Mary Graham is President of the Board of Education. The Tehachapi Unified School District has 6 schools 2 high school s, including an alternative education high school 1 middle school 3 elementary school s Schools High School Tehachapi High School Alternative Education School Monroe High School Tehachapi Monroe High School Middle School Jacobsen Middle School ref http www.teh.k12.ca.us jms Jacobsen Middle School ref Elementary Schools Cummings Valley Elementary School Golden Hills Elementary School ref http www.teh.k12.ca.us ghe Golden Hills Elementary School ref Tompkins Elementary School External links references http www.teh.k12.ca.us Tehachapi Unified School District Category School districts in Kern County, California California school stub ... more details
Infobox power station name Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm official name image Kluft photo Tehachapi Wind Farm Feb 2008 Img 0437.jpg image size image caption Aerial view of the Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm image alt location map California location map width location map text lat d 35 lat m 06 lat s 08 lat NS N long d 118 long m 16 long s 58 long EW W coordinates type type landmark coordinates display inline,title coordinates ref country Flag United States locale Tehachapi Pass , Kern County, California status Operational construction began 1980s commissioned licence expires decommissioned cost owner operator developer constructor wind turbines turbine manu turbine model hub height rotor diameter rated wind speed wind farm type Onshore onshore elevation onshore land use offshore depth offshore distance installed capacity 705 max planned cap capacity factor average annual gen net generation website as of extra Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early 1980s. The area hosts a multitude of wind farms, comprising one of California s largest wind resource areas. The pass is undergoing much repowering activity. The area has multiple generations of wind turbine technology installed, including ... up to 3 megawatts, depending on the specific turbine and manufacturer. The Tehachapi wind resource ... to upgrade the transmission out of TehachapiTehachapi Renewable Transmission Project began in 2008 ... for viewing the turbines is off of California State Route 58 State Route 58 and from Tehachapi ... from new projects to be built in the Tehachapi area. The 2006 contract, which more than doubles SCE s wind energy portfolio, envisions more than convert 50 sqmi km2 of wind parks in the Tehachapi ... Farm and the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm , near Palm Springs, California Palm Springs . File Tehachapi wind farm 3.jpg 250px left thumb Tehachapi Pass Wind Resource Area Clear See also Portal box Energy California Commons category Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm Wind power in the United States Wind power in California ... more details
The Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project is a project to build a series of new and upgrade an existing high voltage transmission lines for transmission electricity from wind farm s and other generating units in Northern Los Angeles and Eastern Kern counties, California . The project is developed by Southern California Edison . Construction started on March 7, 2008. When completed in 2013, the transmission system will have a capacity of 4,500 megawatts that could provide power for 3 million homes. ref name edison070308 cite press release url http www.edison.com pressroom pr.asp?bu &year 0&id 6992 title Southern California Edison Starts Construction on the Nation s Largest Wind Transmission Project publisher Edison International date 2008 03 07 accessdate 2010 07 23 ref See also List of wind farms List of wind farms in the United States Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm References Reflist External links official http www.sce.com PowerandEnvironment Renewables Wind Wind power in the United States coord missing California Category Energy resource facilities in California Category Western Interconnection Category Proposed electric power transmission systems fr Projet de transmission de l nergie renouvelable de Tehachapi ... more details
Hartz Mountains can refer to one of Hartz Mountains Nunavut Hartz Mountains , a mountain range on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada Hartz Mountains Tasmania Hartz Mountains , twin mountains in Tasmania, Australia disambig ... more details
Castle Mountains may refer to Castle Mountains California in California, USA Castle Mountains Montana in Montana, USA Castle Mountains Nevada in Nevada, USA disambig ... more details
Orange Mountains can refer to Jayawijaya Mountains mountain range in Indonesia Watchung Mountains mountain range in New Jersey disambig ... more details
Newberry Mountains can refer to Newberry Mountains California Newberry Mountains Nevada See also Newberry Newberry disambiguation disambig ... more details
Franklin Mountains may refer to Franklin Mountains Northwest Territories , Canada Franklin Mountains New Zealand Franklin Mountains Alaska , United States Franklin Mountains Texas , United States disambig ro Mun ii Franklin ... more details
Granite Mountains may refer to one of four mountain range s in the United States Granite Mountains Alaska Granite Mountains Arizona Granite Mountains California Granite Mountains Wyoming See also Granite Mountain disambiguation geodis ... more details
There are several mountain range s named the Black Mountains Black Mountains Alaska Black Mountains Arizona Black Mountains Bhutan Black Mountains California Black Mountains Nevada Black Mountains North Carolina Black Mountain Kalkajaka National Park Black Mountains Queensland Black Mountains, Wales and small areas of England Montagne Noire , southwestern France See also Black Hill disambiguation Black Hills disambiguation Black Mountain disambiguation Black Rock disambiguation geodis de Black Mountains sv Black Mountains ... more details
This list of mountains shows a selection of the highest and best known peaks in the Ore Mountains German Erzgebirge , Czech Kru n hory of Central Europe in order of elevation Kl novec Keilberg , 1,244 m, highest peak in the Ore Mountains Fichtelberg Ore Mountains Fichtelberg , 1,215 m, highest peak in Saxony Bo darsk pi k Gottesgaber Spitzberg , 1,115 m Meluz na Wirbelstein , 1,094 m Blatensk vrch Plattenberg , 1,043 m Eisenberg Ore Mountains Eisenberg , 1,028 m Ple ivec Ore Mountains Ple ivec Ple berg , 1,028 m Auersberg , 1,019 m Taufichtig , 1,001 m Jelen hora Ha berg , 993 m Tisovsk vrch , 976 m Velk pi k Gro er Spitzberg or Schmiedeberger Spitzberg , 965 m Br ckenberg , 964 m Lou n Berg Lou n Wieselstein , 956 m, highest peak in the Eastern Ore Mountains Aschberg , 936 m Rehh bel , 932 m Medv d sk la Bernsteinberg , 924 m Riesenberg Ore Mountains Riesenberg , 923 m Lesensk pl H bladung , 921 m Na stra idlech , 913 m Rabenberg Ore Mountains Rabenberg , 913 m Lesn mountain Ladung , 911 m M dn k Kupferh bel , 910 m Pramen Bornhauberg , 909 m Kahleberg , 905 m, highest elevation in the Saxon part of the Eastern Ore Mountains B renstein Ore Mountains B renstein , 898 m, basalt table mountain Fastenberg , 891 m Hirtstein , 888 m Leistnerh bel , 879 m Bou k St rmer , 869 m Stropn k , 856 m ihadlo Ore Mountains ihadlo , 842 m Ochsenkopf bei Rittersgr n , 836 m P hlberg , 832 m, Basalt Tafelberg ... , 805 m Olov n vrch , 802 m Sauberg Ore Mountains Sauberg , 797 m Kuhberg St tzengr n ... pi k Sattelberg , 723 m Nakl ovsk v ina , 703 m See also List of mountains in Saxony Category Ore MountainsMountains Category Lists of mountains Ore Mountains Category Mountains of the Ore Mountains de Liste der Berge im Erzgebirge ... more details
Caribou Mountains can refer to Caribou Mountains Alberta a mountain range in Alberta, Canada Caribou Mountains Wildland Park , a park within these mountains Caribou Mountains Idaho a mountain range in Idaho, United States Cariboo Mountains a mountain range of the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park , a park within these mountains See also Cariboo Heart Range disambig it Caribou Mountains ... more details
The Bridger Mountains may refer to either of two mountain ranges in the United States Bridger Mountains Montana Bridger Mountains Wyoming geodis ... more details
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