Tehachapi Mountain
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03E |
Tehachapi Mountain |
7960'+ |
Location: Kern County, about 6 miles south-southwest of Tehachapi, 113 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Kern County |
| USGS Topo | Tehachapi South 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 360K | |
| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) | |
| Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 4.4 miles round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 2000'
- Time: 3-4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Al Campbell, January 1974
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From Mojave, drive northwest on SR 58 about 21 miles to exit 148, the third Tehachapi off-ramp. It is labeled "Correctional Institution" and is SR 202 west.
- Note your odometer as the exit ramp crosses the freeway, and continue generally southwards on what becomes Tucker Road.
- At 1.1 miles, cross Valley Blvd. This is the turnoff for Black Mountain #3.
- At 2.2 miles, an intersection with Highline Road. Turn right (west).
- At 3.5 miles, Water Canyon Road on the left. Turn left (south).
- At 5.7 miles, entrance to Tehachapi Mountain Park.
- Continue through the park to the end of the road, keeping right at each fork, to a parking area at site 49 near some restrooms. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6000'), hike south up the slope to a road at 6300'.
- Turn right on this road and follow it past several switchbacks to its end on the ridge at 7000' near a pile of light gray rock.
- From here follow the ridge south to the summit.
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