Tehachapi Mountains

American  

[tuh-hach-uh-pee] / təˈhætʃ ə pi /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7,982 feet (2,433 meters).

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Example Sentences

Caltrans is already warning that the Grapevine/Tejon Pass on Interstate 5 in the Tehachapi Mountains could be affected by snow closures.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

An hour’s drive east of Taft, scrubby flatlands give way to the Tehachapi Mountains, which contain some of America’s largest wind farms.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

But precipitation in the northern part of the state is much more consequential for Southern California and the Golden State’s elaborate plumbing system than what falls south of the Tehachapi Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2022

The Eastern District encompasses about 8.5 million people, stretching from the Oregon border south to the Tehachapi Mountains and from the Coast Ranges on the west to the Nevada border on the east.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2019

The development of Northern California would be facilitated by separating it from Southern California at the Tehachapi Mountains.

From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard