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The Tejon Pass (originally Fort Tejon Pass), previously ''Portezuelo de Cortes'', (18th Century) and ''Portezuela de Castac'', (early 19th Century), is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio Mountains, linking the Central Valley to Southern California via Interstate 5. ==Geography== The highest point of the pass is near the northwestern-most corner of Los Angeles County, north of Gorman. Its highest point is 〔(Virtual tour of U.S. 99 )〕 or 〔(U.S. Geographic Names Information System, No. 274055 )〕 (the difference arises from the altitudes of Interstate 5, and both Peace Valley Road and Gorman Post Road that run next to the freeway at the pass' apex, respectively), northwest of downtown Los Angeles and south of Bakersfield. The route of Interstate 5 winds through Tejon Pass (the highway's highest point in the state), connecting the southern part of the state with the San Joaquin Valley and the north. The pass has a gradual rise from its southern approach of at Santa Clarita,〔(U.S. Geographic Names Information System, No. 2411819 )〕 but a precipitous descent through Grapevine Canyon toward the San Joaquin Valley on the north, where it ends at Grapevine at .〔(U.S. Geographic Names Information System, No. 1660696 )〕 On its northward slope lies Fort Tejon State Historic Park, the site of a former U.S. Army post, first garrisoned in 1854.〔(Fort Tejon State Historic Park website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tejon Pass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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