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Tejon Pass

Tejon Pass
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The top of the Tejon Pass on Interstate 5
Elevation 4,160 ft (1,268 m)
Traversed by I-5
Location Los Angeles and Kern counties, California
Range Tehachapi Mountains
Coordinates 34°48′11″N 118°52′37″W / 34.80302°N 118.87707°W / 34.80302; -118.87707Coordinates: 34°48′11″N 118°52′37″W / 34.80302°N 118.87707°W / 34.80302; -118.87707

The Tejon Pass (pronounced "tay-HONE, tuh-HONE, or TAY-hone), 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 Mountains, linking Southern California north to the Central Valley. It has been traversed by major roads such as the El Camino Viejo, the , the Ridge Route, U.S. Route 99, and now Interstate 5.

The highest point of the pass is near the northwestern-most corner of Los Angeles County, north of Gorman. Its highest point is 4,144 feet (1,263 m) or 4,160 feet (1,270 m) (the difference arises from the altitudes of Interstate 5, and both Peace Valley Road and Gorman Post Road that run next to the freeway at the pass' apex, respectively), 75 miles (121 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles and 47 miles (76 km) south of Bakersfield.

The route of Interstate 5 winds through Tejon Pass (the highway's highest point in the state), connecting the southern part of the state with the San Joaquin Valley and the north.

The pass has a gradual rise from its southern approach of 1,362 feet (415 m) at Santa Clarita, but a precipitous descent through Grapevine Canyon toward the San Joaquin Valley on the north, where it ends at Grapevine at 1,499 feet (457 m).

On its northward slope lies Fort Tejon State Historic Park, the site of a former U.S. Army post, first garrisoned on August 10, 1854.


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