Tehachapi Mountains

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mountain range transverse range

The Tehachapi Mountains are a transverse mountain range in Southern California that form a rugged natural barrier between the Central Valley and the Mojave Desert.

Aliases (2)

Tehachapi ×1
Tehachapi Mountains region ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range → transverse range →
climate	Mediterranean climate with semi-arid influences →
contains	Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm →
country	United States of America →
crossedBy	BNSF Railway → California State Route 58 → Tehachapi Pass → Union Pacific Railroad →
ecoregion	California montane chaparral and woodlands →
elevationMax_m	approximately 2440 →
forms	natural barrier between Central Valley and Mojave Desert →
geologicalSetting	near Garlock Fault → near San Andreas Fault →
geologicalType	fault-block mountains →
hasLandUse	forestry → ranching → renewable energy development →
hasTransportationFunction	corridor between Central Valley and Mojave Desert →
hasVegetation	chaparral → coniferous forest → oak woodland →
hasWildlife	California condor → black bear → mountain lion → mule deer →
highestPoint	Double Mountain →
locatedIn	California → Kern County, California → Southern California →
locatedNear	Tehachapi, California →
nearbyRange	San Emigdio Mountains → Sierra Nevada → Tehachapi Pass → Tejon Hills →
oriented	east–west →
partOf	Pacific Coast Ranges → Transverse Ranges → boundary between Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges →
region	boundary of San Joaquin Valley → edge of Mojave Desert →
separates	Central Valley → Mojave Desert →
usedFor	grazing → recreation → wind energy production →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edmonston Pumping Plant → Mojave, California → San Emigdio Mountains →	locatedNear
Antelope Valley →	borderedBy
San Joaquin Valley →	borders
Transverse Ranges →	contains
Kern County ("Tehachapi") →	containsCity
Kern County →	containsMountainRange
Garlock Fault ("Tehachapi Mountains region") →	crosses
California Aqueduct →	crossesFeature
Rosamond, California →	hasNearbyNaturalFeature
Tehachapi Mountains foothills →	partOf
Central Valley →	southBoundary
Kawaiisu people →	traditionalTerritory