Tehachapi may refer to:
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Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of , between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is east-southeast ...
in the Tehachapi Mountains
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California Correctional Institution
California Correctional Institution (CCI) is a Supermax prison, supermax List of California state prisons, state prison in the city of Tehachapi, California, Tehachapi in Southern California. CCI is sometimes referred to as "Tehachapi prison" or ...
, colloquially referred to as "Tehachapi"
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Tehachapi High School
Tehachapi High School is the single comprehensive high school serving students in grades 9–12 in the Tehachapi, California area.
Tehachapi High School is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District, a K-12 school district
A school distr ...
in Tehachapi, California
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Tehachapi Unified School District, based in Tehachapi, California
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Tehachapi Mountains
The Tehachapi Mountains (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately in southern Kern County and northwe ...
surrounding Tehachapi, California, and often considered the southern boundary of Central California
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Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP) in Tehachapi, California
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Tehachapi News
''Tehachapi News'' is a weekly newspaper in Tehachapi, California.
History
The newspaper descends from a publication started in 1899 and has continued since then. The ''Tehachapi News'' now is owned by the ''Bakersfield Californian
''The Baker ...
, based in Tehachapi, California
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Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass ( Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") is a mountain pass crossing the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, California. Traditionally, the pass marks the northeast end of the Tehachapis and the south end of the Sierra N ...
in the Tehachapi Mountains
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Tehachapi Loop
The Tehachapi Loop is a spiral, or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad Mojave Subdivision through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley ...
, the railroad engineering feat enabling trains to traverse the Tehachapi Pass
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Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, one of the largest wind farms in California
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Tehachapi Energy Storage Project
The Tehachapi Energy Storage Project (TSP) was a 8 MW/32 MWh lithium-ion battery-based grid energy storage system at the Monolith Substation of Southern California Edison (SCE) in Tehachapi, California, sufficient to power between 1,600 and 2, ...
, At the time of commissioning in 2014, it was the largest lithium-ion battery system operating in North America and one of the largest in the world
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Tehachapi Tribe, an Indian tribe best remembered for the 1863
Keyesville Massacre
The Keyesville massacre was a mass killing which occurred on April 19, 1863, in Tulare County, California during the Owens Valley Indian War. A mixed force consisting of American settlers and a detachment of the United States Army's 2nd Califor ...
in which 53 men from the tribe were killed in Keyesville, California
*The Tempest from Tehachapi, a massive 1977 duststorm bearing
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis (, ) is a mammalian mycosis, fungal disease caused by ''Coccidioides immitis'' or ''Coccidioides posadasii''. It is commonly known as cocci, Valley fever, California fever, desert rheumatism, or San Joaquin Valley fever. Cocci ...
In popular culture
*''Tehachapi'', a 1995
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. With a career spanning five decades, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, along with nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.
After appearing in se ...
movie, later retitled ''Across the Moon''
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''Endurance Tehachapi'', the fourth season of the ''Survivor''-like reality program featuring teenagers
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