Fort Tejon Elementary School

Fort Tejon in California is a former United States Army outpost which was intermittently active from June 24, 1854, until September 11, 1864. It is located in the Grapevine Canyon between the San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains.

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Type: School
Description: historic military post and museum
Also known as: “Fort Tejon” and “Fort Tejon School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grapevine Peak.

Grapevine Peak

Peak

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Grapevine Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Tejon Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lebec and Frazier Park.

Lebec

Village

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Lebec is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Kern County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,239. Lebec is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Tejon Elementary School.

Frazier Park

Locality

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Frazier Park is a village and unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is 5 miles west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. Frazier Park is situated 5 miles southwest of Fort Tejon Elementary School.

The Grapevine

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The Grapevine is a corridor along Interstate 5 in Kern County in California that descends from the Tehachapi Mountains through Grapevine Canyon. Traditionally the Grapevine has included the route from the town of Lebec down to the town of Grapevine, although for organizational purposes this article also includes the nearby towns of Gorman, Frazier Park, Fort Tejon and Wheeler Ridge.

Fort Tejon Elementary School

Categories: museum, California state historic park, and education
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.87275° or 34° 52′ 22″ north

Longitude

-118.88704° or 118° 53′ 13″ west

Elevation

3,228 feet (984 metres)

Open location code

8563V4F7+35

GeoNames ID

5350106

Wikidata ID

Q1415871

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Tejon Elementary School” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حصن تيجون”
Dutch: “Fort Tejon”
French: “fort Tejon”
French: “Fort Tejon”
German: “Fort Tejon”
Italian: “Fort Tejon”
Japanese: “テホン砦”
Spanish: “Fort Tejón”
Spanish: “Puesto militar del Tejón”

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