Tehachapi Pass area

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The Tehachapi Pass area is a mountainous region in Southern California that has long served as the traditional homeland and cultural landscape of the Kawaiisu people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tehachapi Pass area canonical 2
Tehachapi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
mountain pass
climate semi-arid
connects Mojave Desert
San Joaquin Valley
contains Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm
culturalLandscapeOf Kawaiisu people
hasIndigenousLanguage Kawaiisu language
hasSignificanceFor Native American history in California
highestPointElevation approximately 1214 meters
approximately 3980 feet
knownFor mountainous terrain
strong winds
transportation corridor between Central Valley and Mojave Desert
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Kern County
surface form: Kern County, California

Southern California
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear city of Tehachapi
nearbyDesert Mojave Desert
nearbyMountainRange Sierra Nevada
partOf California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone
surface form: Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone

Tehachapi Mountains
traditionalHomelandOf Kawaiisu people
traversedBy BNSF Railway
State Route 58
Union Pacific Railroad
usedFor highway transportation
rail transportation
wind energy generation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Kawaiisu people region Tehachapi Pass area
Kawaiisu language alternativeName Tehachapi Pass area
this entity surface form: Tehachapi
Kitanemuk people region Tehachapi Pass area