West of the city of Tehachapi is situated a trio of alpine Valleys cutting through a landscape where the gods tightened the drawstrings between Central and Southern California.
Washburn, Brit.
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First described in 1854 as "first quality for farming purposes" by state surveyor W.
At this meeting place of the Mojave Desert, the Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, and the Tehachapi Mountains, the Tehachapi Valley tapers into Brite Valley, which then splits westward into Bear and Cummings Valleys.
West of the city of Tehachapi is situated a trio of alpine Valleys cutting through a landscape where the gods tightened the drawstrings between Central and Southern California