- Tehachapi Pass
Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Tehachapi Pass
Photo = Wpdms shdrlfi020l tehachapi pass.jpg
Caption = Tehachapi Pass
Elevation = convert|3793|ft|m|0
Location =California , USA
Range = Sierra Nevada
Coordinates = coord|35|06|08|N|118|16|58|W|type:pass
Topographic
Traversed by = State Route 58Union Pacific Railroad Tehachapi Pass (elevation convert|3793|ft|m|0) is a
mountain pass in southernCalifornia in theUnited States .It is located at the northeast end of the
Tehachapi Mountains where they connect to the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pass effectively marks the southern end of the Sierra. The pass connects theSan Joaquin Valley to theMojave Desert . It is crossed by State Route 58. The railroad feature known asTehachapi Loop is located approximately convert|18|mi|km|0 west of the pass.Tehachapi Pass is not the highest point on SR 58 and the rail line; this is at
Tehachapi Summit , just east of downtown Tehachapi.The Tehachapi Mountains are also crossed by
Tejon Pass at the southern end.The area around its east and south is also home to the
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm , one of California's largerwind farm s.External links
* [http://www.ilr.tu-berlin.de/WKA/windfarm.html Windfarms of the World]
*Geolinks-US-hoodscale|35.102222|-118.282778
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