Tejon Pass

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Tejon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California’s Tehachapi Mountains that serves as a key transportation corridor between the Central Valley and the Los Angeles Basin.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tejon Pass canonical 7
Fort Tejon Pass 1
Tejon Pass area 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
transportation corridor
administrativeBoundary Kern–Los Angeles county line
climate Mediterranean-influenced mountain climate
connects Central Valley
Los Angeles Basin
distanceFrom about 40 miles south of Bakersfield
about 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles
elevation about 1263 meters
about 4144 feet
hasNearbyFacility Fort Tejon State Historic Park
linked to: Fort Tejon

Tejon Ranch
hazard fog
ice
rockslides
historicalName Fort Tejon Pass
linked to: Tejon Pass
isMajorRouteBetween Northern California
Southern California
knownFor high winds
steep grades
winter snow closures
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn California
Kern County
Los Angeles County
Southern California
Tehachapi Mountains
United States
meaningOfName badger
mountainRange Tehachapi Mountains
namedAfter Fort Tejon
Tejon Creek
near San Emigdio Mountains
Sierra Pelona Mountains
onRoute Los Angeles–Sacramento corridor
Los Angeles–San Francisco corridor
partOf California State Route 99 historic corridor
Grapevine section of Interstate 5
region Transverse Ranges
roadFeature multiple lanes in each direction
truck lanes
transportSignificance primary north–south highway link in California
traversedBy Interstate 5
usedBy freight traffic
passenger vehicles

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tejon Hills locatedNear Tejon Pass
Kitanemuk language region Tejon Pass area
linked to: Tejon Pass
San Emigdio Mountain locatedNear Tejon Pass
Tejon Pass historicalName Fort Tejon Pass
linked to: Tejon Pass
Gorman, California locatedIn Tejon Pass
Gorman, California nearbyPass Tejon Pass