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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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California had its own north/south rivalry, and Otis resented Northern Californians’ snooty perception of the “cow counties” south of the Tehachapi Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

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

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 loop was devised to overcome a particularly steep part of the trip through the Tehachapi Mountains.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2017

Diablo and follows the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley to the Tehachapi Mountains.

From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.

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