Tejon Pass

The Tejon Pass , previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass, is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio Mountains, linking Southern California north to the Central Valley. It has been traversed by major roads such as the El Camino Viejo, the Stockton – Los Angeles Road, the Ridge Route, U.S. Route 99, and now Interstate 5.

The highest point of the pass is near the northwesternmost corner of Los Angeles County, north of Gorman. Its highest point is 4,144 feet or 4,160 feet , 70 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and 46 miles south of Bakersfield.

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